Why Israelis aren’t as Worked up about the Kotel as Diaspora Jews
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/why-israelis-arent-as-worked-up-about-the-kotel-as-diaspora-jews/2018/08/07/ By Josh Hasten - 26 Av 5778 – August 7, 2018 {Originally posted to the JNS website} The future of prayer at the #Western Wall has become one of the most contentious issues among Diaspora Jewry in the past year, mainly as a result of the Israeli government’s June 2017, suspension of a plan, which would have changed the status quo at one of Judaism’s holiest