Jerusalem braces for annual ultranationalist Jewish march through Old City

Israeli youth celebrate in Damascus Gate ahead of a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Thursday, May 14, 2026.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli youth celebrate in Damascus Gate ahead of a march marking Jerusalem Day, a holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Thursday, May 14, 2026.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israelis shout slogans as they gather in the Old City to participate in a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli youth carrying Israeli flags gather outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls before a march marking Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 14, 2026. The writing on the flags reads in Hebrew: “Together we will win. Israel is united and strong.” (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem was bracing for tens of thousands of ultranationalist Jews to parade through Palestinian areas of the Old City on Thursday during an annual march that is often characterized by racist chants and violence.