Wailing Wall decay is woe for Israel
Carolynne Wheeler; 28/4/08
For thousands of years it has withstood fires, floods and earthquakes. But now a portion of one of Judaism’s holiest sites, the Western Wall in Jerusalem, is crumbling. The rabbi charged with watching over the structure, which the faithful believe to be the last remnants of a retaining wall from the ancient Second Temple, has warned that a section repaired more than a century ago is again at risk of falling.
Tags: Israel, Temple Mount