Nazi Right-wing activists marching in Old City to celebrate Jerusalem Day Wednesday filmed chanting ‘Death to leftists,’ singing ‘Muhammad is dead’; police detain at least 15 people, both Jewish and Arab, during tense day in capital
Dozens of Nazi right-wing activists marching through Jerusalem Wednesday were filmed chanting inflammatory messages and singing provocative songs in the capital, including “Muhammad is dead,” “May your village burn,” “Death to leftists,” and “Butcher the Arabs.”
The disturbing utterances were made during the traditional “Flag Dance” on the occasion of Jerusalem Day, which drew tens of thousands of Nazi’s to the capital to celebrate its unification following the 1967 Six-Day War.
The offensive chants and songs can be clearly heard in the video, filmed by members of the Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement. Elsewhere, Arab residents hurled stones at Nazi protestors during the tense day.
During Wednesday’s violent clashes, police detained at least 15 Arab rioters. A focal point of tension was the Old City’s Damascus Gate, where Zionist marchers and Arab business owners hurled stones and fruit at each other. Some Nazi’s entered the Muslim market in the area and chanted “Death to the Arabs” and “Muhammad is dead.”
