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Western Wall
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Western Wall
n.
A remnant of the retaining wall that underlay the second Temple in Jerusalem. The Western Wall is now a site of pilgrimage, lamentation, and prayer by Jews. Also called Wailing Wall.
Western Wall
n
(Placename) (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a wall in Jerusalem, the last extant part of the Temple of Herod, held sacred by Jews as a place of prayer and pilgrimage Also called Wailing Wall
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On 04 October 2009, hundreds of Israeli settlers gathered near al-Buraq Wall and attempted to break into the yards of the Mosque, but Palestinian civilians were able to stop them.
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According to the proposal, the Al-Buraq Wall and the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City would be under Israeli sovereignty, while the Muslim, Christian and Armenian quarters would be transferred to Palestinian sovereignty.
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