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Honor of Jerusalem under fire: Western Wall Rabbi condemns Iranian fire toward Jerusalem

Israel National News 17 Mar 2026
Rabbi of the Western Wall, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, call the attacks a “grave act" against sites sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and urges for calm and the protection of the city’s sanctity ....
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Western Wall Rabbi denounces missile fire near holy Jerusalem sites, prays for safety

The Jerusalem Post 17 Mar 2026
The incident raised concern because the area contains some of the holiest sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, making any strike nearby especially sensitive for an international audience ....
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Iran’s Missile Near Israel’s Western Wall? Why Strike On Jews’ Holiest Site Could Be Catastrophic

News18 14 Mar 2026
A direct Iranian strike on the Western Wall, considered the holiest site by Jews, would be viewed as a profound assault on Jewish identity and history ....
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Can the Western Wall, Al-Aqsa and Church of the Holy Sepulchre stay safe?

Haaretz 13 Mar 2026
For the first time, Jerusalem and its cultural treasures are in the crosshairs of a missile war ....
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From the Western Wall to war sirens: A Chinese traveler’s unexpected Israeli journey - interview

The Jerusalem Post 10 Mar 2026
"As a Chinese outsider with no ties to this region, I have become a 'radical observer,' witnessing firsthand how nations, religions, and cultures build walls of hatred that isolate humanity." ....
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Thousands of prayer notes removed from Western Wall in preparation for Passover

Israel National News 08 Mar 2026
Tens of thousands of prayer notes were removed from the stones of the Western Wall ahead of Passover, including prayers from citizens of Iran and other hostile countries ....
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Israeli police close Western Wall plaza amid regional tensions

Xinhua 06 Mar 2026
Photo taken on March 5, 2026 shows the empty Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli police tighten security across Jerusalem's Old City, closing the Western Wall and its plaza amid persisting regional tensions.
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Tovit Rosenzweig | The Western Wall and the real slippery slope

Virtual Jerusalem 01 Mar 2026
Jerusalem — built as a city held together as one; to ...
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Entry to Old City area, Western Wall Plaza, and Temple Mount - closed

Israel National News 28 Feb 2026
Entry to the Old City area, the Western Wall Plaza, the Temple Mount, and all holy sites for members of the various religions in the area is, at this stage, closed to the general public ....
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Entry to Old City area, Western Wall Plaza, and Temple Mount – closed

Virtual Jerusalem 28 Feb 2026
Entry to the Old City area, the Western Wall Plaza, the Temple Mount, and all holy sites for members of the various religions in the area is, at this stage, closed to the general public.� | Read More�News from Israel ....
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Israel's parliament moves toward ban on mixed-gender prayer at Jerusalem's Western Wall

Newsday 27 Feb 2026
... the entire Western Wall in Jerusalem, raising fears among liberal Jews that mixed-gender prayer at the site will soon be outlawed ... The Western Wall is the holiest site in the world where Jews can pray.
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AJC Statement on Legislation That Could Ban Egalitarian Prayer at Western Wall (AJC - American Jewish Committee)

Public Technologies 27 Feb 2026
). "The Kotel and its surrounding prayer spaces belong to the entirety of the Jewish people ... Attachments Original document Permalink. Disclaimer ... (noodl. 129800751) .
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Bill that would effectively bar egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall advances in Israel’s Knesset

Cleveland Jewish News 26 Feb 2026
A bill that would strengthen the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate’s control over the Western Wall, introducing steep penalties for “desecration” of the holy site, advanced in Israel’s parliament on Wednesday with the support of nearly half of all lawmakers ... .
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