This is the Forward’s coverage of the Western Wall, also called the Kotel, a Jewish holy site in Jerusalem adjacent to the Temple Mount.
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Israel News Will Melania And Ivanka Join Trump In The Men’s Section At The Western Wall?
President Trump will be charting new territory in Israel as the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall. But he might cause a tremor if he brings his wife, Melania Trump, and his daughter Ivanka Trump along to the holy site. Melania and Ivanka Trump, along with the latter’s Jewish husband, Jared Kushner,…
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Community American Knesset Intern Made To Put On Leggings Before Entering Israeli Parliament
For those of us in Jerusalem who are not religious, there’s a certain unwritten legal code that is passed around among the secular. After a few weeks, the art of being appropriate (rather, appropriate enough) becomes second nature: try not to bump into charedi men on the bus. Don’t walk through religious neighborhoods while using…
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Fast Forward Nikki Haley Says Western Wall Belongs To Israel — No Matter What U.S. Policy Says
(JTA) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that the Western Wall belongs to Israel and Israel’s capital should be in Jerusalem — regardless of what U.S. policy says. Haley made the comments during an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody in the wake of reports that a Trump…
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Israel News EXPLAINED: Why The Trump White House Won’t Say The Western Wall Is In Israel
Both White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster refused to clearly answer questions on Tuesday about whether they thought the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, is in Israel. This seems like a simple question, especially for employees of a president who has promised to improve ties with the…
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Fast Forward Trump To Visit Western Wall — Without Israeli Leaders
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump will visit the Western Wall unaccompanied by Israeli leaders in order to emphasize the overarching message of his overseas tour: unifying the three Abrahamic religions against the common threat of terrorism. “No Israeli leaders will join President Trump at the Western Wall,” H.R. McMaster, Trump’s national security adviser, said…
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Fast Forward Trump’s National Security Advisor Refuses To Say Western Wall Is In Israel
President Trump’s National Security Advisor twice refused to say whether the Western Wall is part of Israel when questioned at a press conference on Tuesday. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who was mostly being questioned about reports that President Trump had shared classified information with Russian officials in the Oval Office, also outlined the president’s itinerary…
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Fast Forward American Official Who Called Western Wall ‘Part Of West Bank’ Is Identified
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Trump administration official who said the Western Wall is not part of Israel was David Berns, the political counselor at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, according to an Israeli television news report. A second U.S. official, the consulate’s economic counselor Jonathan Shrier, also was involved in the incident, Channel 2 reported…
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Fast Forward That Time Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Bumped Into New Ambassador At The Western Wall
Just another day at the Western Wall. Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, who is in Israel to play a concert, ran into the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the holy site on Monday. The grizzled rocker and the white-haired diplomat were quite the odd couple — which made for an interesting photo op….
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