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The Western Wall is one of the most iconic religious sites in the world. Tens of thousands of Jews travel there to pray. But what is the Western Wall?
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Sources:
Jodi Magness, "Archaeology of the Holy Land."
Estimated visitors/per year: www.jpost.com/Israel-News/750...
Clashes with Women of the Wall:
religionnews.com/2019/10/30/w...
www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-...
Clearing of the Moroccan Quarter:
Thomas Philip Abowd, "Colonial Jerusalem," p. 124-125
Kotel Heritage Foundation: english.thekotel.org/
Report on prayer note removal: www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Not...
Photo credits:
Thumbnail: Photograph attributed to Daniel Majewski. This photograph is used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Changes were not made to the photograph: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Women praying at the Wall: WikiCommons, Yochi Rappeport
Women at the Wall, WikiCommons, Britchi Mirela,
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