JERUSALEM, June 7 — Israeli right-wing groups today cancelled plans for a controversial march through annexed east Jerusalem this week, citing police restrictions, as Islamist group Hamas warned the event would spark new violence.
The so-called March of the Flags was due to take place on Thursday and proceed through flashpoint areas of east Jerusalem that have seen repeated clashes recently between Israeli police and Palestinians.
“Police refused to give us authorisation” for the requested route, a spokesperson for one of the groups organising the march said.
Israeli police said in a statement that “the current route at this time is…
