The Israeli police authorized the People's Committee of the Arab residents of Lod to hold a march that was planned for the two-year anniversary of the 2021 rioting that was part of Operation Guardians Of The Wall. During the operation, in May of 2021, hundreds of young Arabs attacked Jews, burned synagogues, and damaged property owned by Jews.

It was decided by the police to approve the march, but under a significant reinforcement of security in the city and the bringing in of special forces, messages were sent to the petitioners that any unusual incident would receive a powerful response. It was also stated that "as soon as the situation and the frontline command will decide on restrictions, they will also apply to the march."

Jews leaving their homes with police escort in Lod after Arab riots continue to escalate in the mixed city. A tragic event furthering divides in our society. pic.twitter.com/hhYKLeeXg6

— Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) May 11, 2021

Already at the beginning of the week, in a message distributed among the Arab public in the city, it was written that "The Supreme Monitoring Committee for the Arab Society, as well as the People's Committee in Lod, announce a march on Friday immediately after the Friday prayer in the courtyard of the Al Omri Mosque in Lod." In the festive ad, the terrorist acts carried out in 2021 are defined as "honorable events". The march will leave from the mosque which was the center of disturbances and where the young Arabs barricaded themselves and stockpiled Molotov cocktails and bricks, before going out to attack the Jews every night during the riots.

It should be noted that the march comes after sentences of two, three, and four years were handed down to four Arab residents of the area who threw Molotov cocktails at Jewish homes in the city's Chabad neighborhood. The judges wrote in their decision: "The bottles were thrown at the balconies and windows of the building's apartments with the intention of harming their residents. The damage potential of the acts is very great. The court has repeatedly stressed the danger inherent in acts of this kind, which can cause great damage and even claim victims."

Israel Police Prepare for Arab March in Lod Marking Anniversary of Anti-Jewish Pogroms pic.twitter.com/YV1ghIRp7r

— Eretz Israel (@EretzIsrael) May 12, 2022

"The acts were committed in a group while dividing roles between the various defendants," added the judges. "However, and unlike other cases discussed in the ruling, the defendants were not active members of a terrorist organization but acted against the background of the concrete circumstances of the events of the operation taking place. The actions of the defendants caused serious and tangible damage to the health and safety of the public in general, and of the public of Jewish citizens in the city of Lod in particular, to the rule of law and public order, and caused fatal damage to the fabric of common life in the cities involved, and to the right of every citizen in the country to live a life of peace and security according to his own path and beliefs."