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A member of the Women of the Wall holds a Torah scroll, as security forces hold back strictly-Orthodox Jews protesting their prayer
February 27, 2026, 12:12 pm
The “Wall War” is more than a battle for shared space
Criminalising how and who prays at the Western Wall is a matter for us all, regardless of our religiosity or affiliation.
By Noeleen Cohen
Women campaigners for egalitarianism at the Western Wall, pictured in 2017
February 19, 2026, 5:53 pm
Israeli supreme court demands action on kotel egalitarian section
Despite a legal directive almost a decade ago, both national and local government have stalled with regards to upgrades to the area for Progressive Jews
By JN Reporter
Tammy Gottlieb and Yochi Rappaport being detained by the police (Credit: Women of the Wall)
February 18, 2026, 12:02 pm
Women of the Wall representatives arrested near the kotel after Torah reading
The organisation said that police had detained two of its senior members after claiming that they were blocking the thoroughfare
By JN Reporter
A woman at the Western Wall protests a proposed 'immodesty' bill in Israel
February 14, 2023, 12:45 pm
Woman in Western Wall bikini protest against proposed ‘immodesty’ law
The unnamed 35-year-old was arrested while highlighting a bill to criminalise immodest dress and inappropriate behaviour at holy sites
By Jewish News Reporter
Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai (Photo: Reuters)
January 28, 2022, 10:55 am
Israeli minister: Naftali Bennett wrong to block prayer space for progressive Jews
Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai criticises the Israeli PM for failing to enact his own plans for the Western Wall
By Michael Daventry
Women campaigners for egalitarianism at the Western Wall, pictured in 2017
March 9, 2019, 2:15 pm
Thousands of Charedi Jews try to stop progressive women praying at Kotel
Orthodox protestors enter tense confrontation with Liberal Jews who were marking the 30th anniversary of Women of the Wall
By Jewish News Reporter
Women of the Wall reading from the Torah at Robinson's Arch at the Western Wall complex in Jerusalem
July 13, 2018, 11:47 am
Charedim burn prayer book in protest against women singing at the Wall
Around 200 Women of the Wall activists greeted with booing and shouting as they arrived for monthly prayer service at the Kotel.
By JTA
Women of the Wall reading from the Torah at Robinson's Arch at the Western Wall complex in Jerusalem
February 6, 2018, 10:34 am
Construction begins on egalitarian section of Western Wall
Work with a budget of £5 million starts at the southern part of the kotel in the old city of Jerusalem
By JTA
Women campaigners for egalitarianism at the Western Wall, pictured in 2017
January 15, 2018, 10:08 am
Israel’s Supreme Court justices: Improving equality at Western Wall is important
Top judges in the Jewish state deliberate during a four-hour session on the issue of prayer rights for women at the Kotel
By JTA
A previous graffiti attack at Kehilat Ra’anan
September 6, 2017, 9:14 pm
Charedi man indicted for death threats against Israeli Progressive Jews
Bnei Brak resident charged over threats and vandalism against Reform communities in 2014
By JTA
'Women of the Wall' protest outside Benjamin Netanyahu's house in Jerusalem
July 3, 2017, 11:15 am
Hundreds protest policy moves against non-Charedi Jews
Demonstrators gathered outside the Prime Minister's residence to protest the freezing of the Kotel agreement and conversion bill
By JTA
November 2, 2016, 6:20 pm
‘Unacceptable’ violence against progressive Jews at Kotel
The Women of the Wall group brought Torah scrolls to the holy Jewish site, which led to a scuffle with Haredi worshipers
By JTA
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