Drawing the wrong conclusions from a Western Wall outrage The assault on bar mitzvahs at the Western Wall’s egalitarian prayer area was neither “anti-Semitism” nor proof that all Orthodox Jews hate the non-Orthodox. But it does reflect a problem. Jonathan S. Tobin July 11, 2022
Violence breaks out among women at Jerusalem’s Western Wall No one was hurt, a spokesperson for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation confirmed. Feb. 2, 2022
Hypocritical Israeli coalition politics get ugly In the battle for political survival, anything goes. As the threat to Jerusalem goes unchallenged, the government OKs funding for Hamas while Netanyahu encourages thuggery at the Western Wall. Jonathan S. Tobin Nov. 5, 2021
On Rosh Chodesh, a rabbi went to the Western Wall … And used his immunity as a Knesset member to smuggle a Torah scroll into a Reform gathering as a favor and an act of identification. Yisrael Medad April 15, 2021
Intolerance at Jerusalem’s holy places Violence on the Temple Mount and at the Western Wall deserves condemnation no matter who is perpetuating it, be they Arab or Jew. Jonathan S. Tobin March 12, 2019
Why Israelis aren’t as worked up about the Western Wall as Diaspora Jews The Israeli public as a whole has been substantially less committed to—in fact, downright unenthusiastic about—changing the status quo. Josh Hasten Aug. 1, 2018
Jewish tensions heat up over Western Wall prayer space Leaders of the Conservative and Reform Jewish movements fear that the actions of Israeli politicians in recent weeks may contribute to a widening gap between Israel and Diaspora Jews. Eric Berger July 13, 2018
Groups petition Israeli High Court for expanded Western Wall egalitarian prayer section The Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel, the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, and the Women of the Wall prayer rights group brought a petition to Israel’s High Court of Justice. Jan. 17, 2018
