Published: 23 October 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
The veterans had arrived to support Women of the Wall - a feminist Jewish group which encompasses all Jewish denominations and struggles for the rights of non-Orthodox Jews wishing to pray at the Western Wall alongside other Jewish people.
Women of the Wall is currently headed by Anat Hoffman, and has a custom of holding a communal prayer at the start of every new Jewish month.
The veteran paratroopers and soldiers came carrying four Torah scrolls and held signs saying “The Kotel was liberated for all, men and women” and “We support the Western Wall Deal.”
During the conversation between security guards and the veterans, the veterans responded by saying that “The paratroopers only march forward” and that “The main thing [in life] is not to be afraid,” refusing to turn around or to compromise.
Photo: Women of the Wall and veteran paratroopers in New Month prayers beside the Western Wall security checkpoint on Friday (Oshrat Ben Shimshon)
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