Nationalists march in Palestinian area of Jerusalem chanting ‘Death to Arabs’

Israeli police separate Israelis and Palestinians in a street in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Israeli participants in a nationalist march through a Palestinian area of Jerusalem chanted “Death to Arabs” on Wednesday, stoking already surging tensions as the war in Gaza rages.

Thousands of Israelis, including many ultranationalists, were taking part in the “Jerusalem Day” march.