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The Western Wall was once a national symbol for all Israelis; What changed?

After the Six-Day War, the Western Wall became a national symbol for Israelis of all backgrounds, but its transfer to religious authorities and the introduction of gender separation gradually turned it into an ultra-Orthodox space

Shmuel Munitz | 05.19.26

Beneath the Western Wall, a hidden Jerusalem is revealed

Works beneath the Western Wall Plaza are exposing layers of Jerusalem’s history, from ancient structures to Roman and First Temple-era finds, revealing an ancient city that keeps surprising archaeologists

Shilo Freid | 05.17.26

The legends behind Jerusalem’s Lions’ Gate, from Suleiman to the Six-Day War

Known by many names across Jewish, Christian and Muslim tradition, Jerusalem’s Lions’ Gate carries centuries of legends, from Suleiman the Magnificent’s dream to the Israeli paratroopers who entered the Old City through it in 1967

Dr. Yoel Rappel | 05.15.26

5-ton Western Wall stone returned from Kirya defense HQ in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Part of a broader initiative to restore ancient stones from the Western Wall that were placed in various locations across Israel over the years; 'Stones of the Western Wall carry the soul of the Jewish people, the pain of exile and the joy of return'

Shilo Freid | 05.04.26

דקת דומייה בתל אביב לזכר חללי מערכות ישראל

Herzog: war generation deserves to dream about day after, it deserves hope

Nation pauses as siren marks Memorial Day for 25,648 fallen; Western Wall ceremony begins with leaders honoring victims, while nationwide events and tributes unfold and bereaved families are commemorated across Israel

Netael Bandel | 04.20.26

High Court raises Western Wall wartime visitor cap, delays broader ruling on holy sites

Judges approve increase to 100 people at Western Wall under wartime restrictions but leave Temple Mount issue unresolved, setting another hearing as Netanyahu and other officials blast court’s intervention

Tova Zimuky, Liran Tamari, Netael Bandel | 04.05.26

Tens of thousands of notes removed from between the stones of the Western Wall

Among those collected during the annual pre-Passover cleanup were prayers for peace from Iranian citizens sent through the Western Wall Heritage Foundation's website, and notes from commanders in the US Army who currently are fighting alongside IDF soldiers

Shilo Freid | 03.09.26

'You have no place at the Western Wall': Knesset vote sparks fierce backlash

Women of the Wall Vice Chair Tami Gottlieb says a bill granting the Chief Rabbinate full authority over the Western Wall would effectively end the mixed plaza, insisting 'the Wall is a public space,' while attorney Doron Taubman says protesters 'come to provoke, not to pray'

Sharon Kidon | 02.26.26

ב' מניף את דגל ישראל בטקס שנערך על רחבת הכותל המערבי

Lone soldier from Ethiopia marks first bar mitzvah at Western Wall after IDF conversion

Lone soldiers who converted during their military service celebrated bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies at the Western Wall alongside volunteers from the Big Brother for Lone Soldiers nonprofit; B., a Nahal Brigade soldier, said the ceremony gave him 'a sense of closure'

Yogev Israeli | 02.24.26

The secret of our strength: keeping the Western Wall a symbol of unity, not division

Opinion: In 2016, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the Western Wall compromise, proposing the Ezrat Yisrael plaza as a mixed-gender prayer space for diverse Jewish rituals; yesterday the Supreme Court ordered the government to implement it

Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin | 02.23.26

Netanyahu freezes Western Wall bill amid dispute over egalitarian prayer section

After High Court orders progress on egalitarian plaza, prime minister cancels ministers’ vote on Orthodox-only proposal; justice minister says he will support Avi Maoz’s bill in Knesset

Shilo Freid | 02.22.26

Coalition erupts in anger after High Court orders equal prayer access at Western Wall

Judges gave the government three months to advance construction linking the egalitarian plaza to the Wall stones, prompting calls from coalition leaders to pass legislation placing the site solely under the Chief Rabbinate

Shilo Freid, Netael Bandel, Tova Zimuky, Yaron Drukman | 02.20.26

Western Wall stone to be returned from Defense HQ in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

The stone, which weighs about 6 tons, will be returned to Jerusalem in the coming days; part of a broader initiative to restore ancient stones from the Western Wall that were placed in various locations across Israel over the years

Shilo Freid | 01.13.26

אירוע דיפלומטי שארגן שר החוץ גדעון סער בכותל המערבי

Diplomatic incident at Western Wall: Ukrainian ambassador storms out of event over Russian envoy

Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel left a Foreign Ministry Hanukkah event at the Western Wall in protest after discovering that Russia’s ambassador was also in attendance, saying he was not informed in advance

Itamar Eichner | 12.24.25

אביו של בנימין מדליק נרות חנוכה בכותל המערבי

Continuing tradition: family of fallen soldier light Hanukkah candles at Western Wall

Benjamin Elmakayes’ family lights Hanukkah candles each year at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a tradition kept even after he was killed in Gaza last year; his mother says they had a 'pact' to light the candle together every year, wherever he was

Shilo Freid | 12.17.25

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