(JNS) Shimon Sherman - Tens of thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds waving Israeli flags walked through the streets of Jerusalem on Thursday to symbolize the city's unity, dressed in traditional blue-and-white attire and singing religious and patriotic songs together. "Every year I bring my whole family because it is important for the kids to feel connected to this city," said Yotam Ariel from Petah Tikvah. "This is my third time coming to this march and it just has incredible energy, you can really feel the nation coming together." "This march is about celebration," said Police spokesperson Master Sgt. Dean Elsdunne. "We want to dispel the idea that this is about instigation or provocation; this is a festive event in which almost everyone is acting respectfully." Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum noted that Jerusalem is "the reason we became a united people 3,000 years ago.... Certain foreign elements still do not recognize the reunification of our capital and so they try to villainize what is happening here," adding that "99.9% of people are marching in love and in song and in celebration."
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