Global Outlook

 Earlier this week, the US and UN deeply condemned all forms of anti-Arab slogans chanted by right-wing Israelis at a nationalist rally. The chants were deeply hurtful to the sentiments of the Arab people and were racist in nature. As a part of the Flag March organized on Jerusalem Day, thousands of religious far-right Israelis joined the march on the streets of the Muslim Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City. The Flag March is organized as a part of the Jerusalem Day celebrations each year. Jerusalem Day is a commemoration of Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem in 1967. Matthew Miller, the USA’s State Department spokesman, remarked that US unequivocally condemns any form of racist language. Moreover, Tor Wennesland, the UN Middle East envoy, criticized such chants as racist and inciteful. The Flag March is seen as a severely provocative event by most Palestinians. For example, in 2011, this Flag March led to an 11-day conflict between Hamas, a Gaza-based militant organization and Isra...