Women of the Wall members clashed with security guards at the Kosel plaza on Monday morning after they defied the law and brought a Sefer Torah hidden inside a baby carrier to the Kosel.
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation stated, “On Monday morning, a small group from the Women of the Wall organization acted in blatant violation of the regulations in place at the Kosel plaza when they brought a Sefer Torah into the tefillah plaza against the rules and in a degrading manner—hidden inside a baby carrier.”
“During the event, some members of the group violently attacked the employees of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, who sought to maintain order and kedushas hamakom. One of the Foundation’s employees required medical evacuation to the hospital following the attack.”
The foundation stated, “We view with severity any attempt to harm the mesorah of the Kosel and its kedusha. The foundation will continue to work to maintain order at the Kosel plaza in accordance with the instructions of the Chief Rabbinate and the established mesorah.”
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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The so called ushers at the kosel protect these reform women most of the time. Maybe after one of their ushers got hit over the head they will wake up to who these rebel women really are. I was there a year ago and these ushers grabbed away my sign against these reform women. These women are a branch of the American reform movement and they get funding from the Israeli government. For these monthly kosel troublemakers the Israeli government gives big funding but for yeshiva students they want to lock them up and take away any support. Shame
I think it is about time to ban them from visiting the Kotel completely. It’s bad enough that they constantly violate the foundation’s rules. Now they are acting violent! Absolute ban!!!
Why aren’t they arrested at least for assault? Don’t they have charge that in Israel?
Why aren’t they arrested at least for assault? Don’t they even have charge that in Israel?
A litttle Sechel, Chevra. Is that guy such a weakling snowflake that the woman was able to so easily knock him out ?