Loewenberg notes the area was previously unknown to the jews.
The temple mount and western wall.
The site is also the third holiest in islam after mecca and medina and has been a focal point of inter religious tension for decades.
The temple mount refers to the elevated plaza above the western wall in jerusalem that was the site of both of judaism s ancient temples.
The liberation of the temple mount and western wall june 7 1967 category the six day war.
It is the wall that faces westward and it is the closest in proximity to the site of the holy of holies the most sacred location in the temple for the jewish people.
Jewish people pray at the western wall which is structurally a retaining wall for temple mount.
Jerusalem s old city and the western wall on june 7 th 1967.
Suleyman ordered the rubble of homes adjacent to the western wall to be cleared for a prayer site for the jews.
Because of the temple mount entry restrictions the wall is the holiest place where jews are permitted to pray though the foundation stone the most sacred site in the jewish faith lies behind it.
You hear the footsteps of israeli soldiers as they draw closer and closer and as general uzi narkiss instructs them and asks to be.
The western wall aka the wailing wall or the kotel is the most religiously significant site in the world for the jewish people.
The western wall s holiness in judaism is a result of its proximity to the temple mount.
The temple mount and western wall are two icons of the city of jerusalem and are symbols of two different religions.
It is the only remains of the second temple of jerusalem held to be uniquely holy by the ancient jews and destroyed by the romans in 70 ce.
You hear the sounds of gunfire.
In 1546 an earthquake devastated the region and damaged the temple mountand the surrounding area.
The authenticity of the western wall has been confirmed by tradition history and archaeological research.
The wall dates from about the 2nd century bce though its upper sections were added at a later date.