Sunday, May 30, 2010

Bar mitzvah at the Western Wall Jerusalem

Weekly update by Oriel directly from Jerusalem
Every Monday and Tuesday, the roads in Jerusalem are congested by family relations and friends arriving from all over the country and overseas to the Western Wall for Bar Mitzvah ceremonies. They usually finish the day with a luncheon or a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Last Thursday right wing activists demonstrate the Bar Mitzvah of the son of white house chief of staff Rahm Emaneul. Emanuel with Obama are apply, much pressure on Israel to divide Jerusalem and the western wall being a symbol of united Jerusalem. Demonstrators chanting slogans were even pushed to the ground by police.
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