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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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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Fast Forward WATCH: Israel Envoy David Friedman Says He Prayed For Trump At Western Wall
The new U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, prayed for Trump at the Western Wall on his first day in Israel. In a video posted to Twitter by the U.S. embassy, Friedman said that he came straight to the Western Wall from the airport with his wife and daughter on Monday. Welcome to US Ambassador…
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Fast Forward Is Trump Losing Morton Klein?
The recent dispute between the Israeli government and U.S. officials preparing President Trump’s upcoming foreign tour has irked even one of Trump’s staunchest supporters in the Jewish world. “I said a few weeks ago that we’ve gone from the most anti-Israeli president, Obama, to Donald Trump, the most pro-Israeli president, but I think I spoke…
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Fast Forward White House: Our Staffer’s Claim That Western Wall Isn’t In Israel Was Wrong
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Reported remarks by a Trump administration official rejecting Israel’s claim to the Western Wall were “unauthorized” and do not represent the position of President Donald Trump, the White House said. “The comments about the Western Wall were not authorized communication and they do not represent the position of the United States and…
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Israel News Shouting Match Erupts After Trump Official Says Western Wall Is ‘Not Your Territory’
Planning for President Trump’s upcoming trip to Israel descended into chaos Monday when a U.S. official reportedly told Israeli counterparts that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could not accompany the president on his visit to the Western Wall. The American official suggested that the holy site is “not your territory. It’s part of the West Bank,”…
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Fast Forward Will Trump Be First Sitting President To Visit Western Wall?
While President Trump’s official itinerary for his visit to Israel later this month has yet to be released, Israeli media has reported that Trump is likely to visit the Western Wall, making him the first sitting president to do so. Trump will be in Israel May 22-23, shortly before the 50th anniversary of Israel’s capture…
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Fast Forward Israel Top Court Sets June 4 Deadline On Western Wall Prayer Deal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court called on the Israeli government to respond to lawsuits regarding the establishment of an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall. The court on Friday set a deadline of June 4 for the government to respond to the lawsuits and resolve the crisis, Haaretz reported. The court combined three…
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