Egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall
Western Wall compromise: Israel's High Court to hold hearing
This is the first hearing taking place on the issue in the past two years and the first during this government.
Reform rabbis hold prayers at Kotel, Noam Party activists protest in egal section
What’s behind the exaggerated proposed Kotel legislation?
Nides lights candles at egalitarian Kotel; Gantz heckled at main site
High Court demands update on upgrades to Western Wall egalitarian section
Women of the Wall’s prayer services for the New Moon have been the subject of severe harassment by Orthodox protestors, including the mass use of whistles, shrieking, cursing and physical violence.
High Court asks progressive groups tough questions in Western Wall hearing
“You don’t need the legislature to tell you it's the Western Wall, it is the Western Wall. Everything we’re talking about is symbolic. Even if it’s not recognized in law, it is the Western Wall."
Against the wall
The debacle surrounding the Kotel reflects the degree to which Netanyahu’s ruling party, the Likud, is beholden to the special interest parties of his coalition, especially the Haredim.
Expanded seven-judge panel to hear Western Wall petitions
The progressive Jewish movements and the Women of the Wall organization have petitioned the court.
Watch: Israel Conservative movement slams Netanyahu over Western Wall comments
A video created by Israel Masorti (Conservative) Movement accuses Netanyahu of using 'alternative facts' when discussing the Western Wall.
Time to end Netanyahu's political cowardice: Enact the Kotel compromise
“Peace” involves respecting fellow Jews, not just reconciling with enemies.
Poll: Majority support pluralistic prayer at Kotel
But survey of Jewish-Israelis shows near split on acceptance of women reading from the Torah
Progressive Jewish leaders blast 'mixed-sex space' at Kotel, call for real solution
The rift over the future of the egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall continues to deepen.
‘Mechitza’ (separation) at the Western Wall – and the unity of Israel
The rabbis and leaders of the Jewish Theological Seminary prayed separately until the 1980s, as also did most Reform Jews in Europe before the Holocaust.
High Court to government: Frozen Western Wall plan 'can be thawed'
Judges indicated they strongly favor the implementation of the now-frozen 2016 government resolution to create a state-recognized egalitarian section at the southern end of the holy site.