Despite Jerusalem Controversy, Prince William "Prays for World Peace" at Western Wall

News Staff : Jun 28, 2018
Timesofisrael.com

Prince William's visit to the Holy Land has been controversial from the beginning as his official itinerary states that his visit to Jerusalem's Old City would take place in the "Occupied Palestinian Territories."

(Israel)— [Timesofisrael.com] Prince William visited Jerusalem's Western Wall and the Temple Mount on Thursday morning, on the final day of his three-day trip to Israel and the West Bank. (Photo: Britain's Prince William touches the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City on June 28, 2018/AFP Photo/Menahem KAHANA/via Times of Israel)

He was accompanied by the site's rabbi and security guards as he approached the wall. Donning a black skullcap, he placed his right hand on the ancient stones and then, following tradition, slipped a note inside its cracks.

"Today we experienced a moment of history which will live long in the memory of Jews around the world," said the Chief Rabbi of Britain Ephraim Mirvis, who accompanied the prince in his visit. "The Western Wall stands at the epicenter of our faith. To see the future monarch come to pay his respects was a remarkable gesture of friendship and a sign of the duke's regard for the sanctity of Jerusalem"...

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