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An Israeli national flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. AFP
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Israeli flags are carried during the right-wing 'flag march' next to the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. EPA
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A drone carrying a Palestinian flag flies over the walls of Jerusalem's Old City during the flag march. EPA
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Marchers carry Israeli flags. EPA
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Palestinians throw stones at Israeli forces during protests over Jerusalem's annual flag march, in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
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A Palestinian waves his national flag outside Jerusalem's Old City as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the capture of the Old City during the 1967 war. AP
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Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian protester in Jerusalem during the flag march. EPA
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Medics carry an injured person to an ambulance amid confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces. Reuters
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Israeli border police detain a Palestinian man during the confrontations in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
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Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital but Palestinians, who seek East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, consider the annual flag march provocative. Getty
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A Palestinian protester flashes the victory sign at Israelis lifting national flags at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. AFP
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A tense Jerusalem was braced for Israel's flag march as Palestinian groups threatened retaliation over the annual rally. AFP
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A Jewish youth uses pepper spray on Palestinians as violence flares in Jerusalem. Getty
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Palestinian and Jewish youths fight in Jerusalem's Old City. AP
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Israelis carry national flags in the Old City. Reuters
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Large numbers of Israeli police were on hand in the Old city of Jerusalem, as the threat of violence lingered. EPA
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Palestinian protesters carry a woman hit by tear gas as chaos broke out. AFP
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A Palestinian protester remains defiant. AFP
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Palestinian and Jewish youths fight at Damascus Gate. AP
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Israelis wave flags and chant outside Damascus Gate. Reuters
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Armed border policeman look to quell the violence. Reuters
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A tug of war ensues over a Palestinian flag. Reuters
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Last year, the flag parade led to an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants. AFP
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Israel flags are paraded through Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
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Israeli police remove Palestinians from the stairs near the Damascus Gate leading to Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
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At Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinians wave flags during a protest over the tension in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque complex. Reuters
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Members of Israeli security forces clear people from Damascus Gate as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day. AFP
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Members of Israeli youth movements dance and wave flags. AP
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An Israeli national flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. AFP
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Israeli flags are carried during the right-wing 'flag march' next to the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. EPA
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A drone carrying a Palestinian flag flies over the walls of Jerusalem's Old City during the flag march. EPA
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Marchers carry Israeli flags. EPA
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Palestinians throw stones at Israeli forces during protests over Jerusalem's annual flag march, in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
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A Palestinian waves his national flag outside Jerusalem's Old City as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the capture of the Old City during the 1967 war. AP
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Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian protester in Jerusalem during the flag march. EPA
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Medics carry an injured person to an ambulance amid confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces. Reuters
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Israeli border police detain a Palestinian man during the confrontations in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
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Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital but Palestinians, who seek East Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, consider the annual flag march provocative. Getty
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A Palestinian protester flashes the victory sign at Israelis lifting national flags at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. AFP
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A tense Jerusalem was braced for Israel's flag march as Palestinian groups threatened retaliation over the annual rally. AFP
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A Jewish youth uses pepper spray on Palestinians as violence flares in Jerusalem. Getty
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Palestinian and Jewish youths fight in Jerusalem's Old City. AP
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Israelis carry national flags in the Old City. Reuters
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Large numbers of Israeli police were on hand in the Old city of Jerusalem, as the threat of violence lingered. EPA
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Palestinian protesters carry a woman hit by tear gas as chaos broke out. AFP
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A Palestinian protester remains defiant. AFP
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Palestinian and Jewish youths fight at Damascus Gate. AP
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Israelis wave flags and chant outside Damascus Gate. Reuters
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Armed border policeman look to quell the violence. Reuters
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A tug of war ensues over a Palestinian flag. Reuters
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Last year, the flag parade led to an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants. AFP
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Israel flags are paraded through Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
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Israeli police remove Palestinians from the stairs near the Damascus Gate leading to Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
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At Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinians wave flags during a protest over the tension in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque complex. Reuters
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Members of Israeli security forces clear people from Damascus Gate as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day. AFP
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Members of Israeli youth movements dance and wave flags. AP
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An Israeli national flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. AFP