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Right-wing activists Baruch Marzel and Itamar Ben-Gvir (Tomer Appelbaum / BauBau)
Last update - 17:18 29/10/2008
Court approves right-wing march through the heart of one of Israel's largest Arab cities
By Tomer Zrachin and Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, Itamar Ben-Gvir 

The High Court of Justice on Wednesday agreed to allow right-wing activists Itamar Ben-Gvir and Baruch Marzel lead a march through the Israeli Arab city of Umm al-Fahm in mid-November.

Ben-Gvir had petitioned the court after police rejected a permit for the activists to parade through the city waving Israeli flags.

During a hearing a month ago, Ben-Gvir said that as long as the court allows left-wing activists to protest outside of houses in the Jewish quarter of Hebron, then rightists must be allowed to march in Umm al-Fahm.
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"If they do not approve our petition, it will cause serious damage to the public's trust in the courts, and will send the message that what is ok for Arabs and leftists, is forbidden for us," Ben-Gvir told the court.

The initiative has been met by strong opposition in the city and throughout the Arab sector, with MK Jamal Zahalka (Balad) calling it a "legitimization of racism."

"We will use our right of protest and defend Umm al-Fahm from these fascists and racists," Zahalka added.

Leaders of the Umm al-Fahm municipality have vowed to not allow the parade to happen, even if it gains police approval.

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