Wednesday, June 01, 2011

AFP- Israelis hold controversial march in east Jerusalem
AFP reports: "At least 40,000 Jewish Israelis joined a Jerusalem Day parade in the city's mainly Arab eastern sector on Wednesday to celebrate its capture 44 years ago, during the Six Day War. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 'more than 40,000 people' turned up for the march, due to end inside the Old City at the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism."

My Way News - Arrests made at Jerusalem march
My Way News reports: "Israeli police made a dozen arrests Wednesday as scuffles erupted between Arabs and Israelis who were marching across Jerusalem to mark the anniversary of Israel's capture of the eastern part of the city in the 1967 Mideast war."

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