Posted on 08/11/25
| News Source: Arutz-7
Jerusalem, Israel - Aug. 11, 2025 - Offensive graffiti was sprayed on the southern section of the Kotel, reading in Hebrew: "There is a Holocaust in Gaza."
The Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, voiced sorrow and strong protest: "A holy site is not a place to protest, no matter what it may be, sevenfold when it is done at the most sacred site for the entire Jewish people. The police must investigate the act, find the perpetrators of this desecration, and bring them to trial."
A similar incident occurred in the past on the northern section of the wall. Complex cleaning work, surrounded by halachic dilemmas due to the sanctity of the site, needed to be conducted.
This time too, Rabbi Rabinovitch will instruct the professional teams on how to remove the writing, while respecting the sanctity of the stones and preventing damage to them.