Western Wall: Chaos breaks out between guards, Women of the Wall

Dozens of members of Women of the Wall (WoW) and their supporters prayed at the Western Wall on Sunday morning during the Rosh Hodesh service. According to WoW, security guards employed by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation turned violent and confrontational, while the Foundation claimed that Kariv entered the women’s prayer section, setting the whole thing off. In videos distributed by WoW, the security guards can be seen asking Hoffman and Rappeport to move aside before the incident became violent, but they did not move. The Western Wall is the unifying place for all parts of the Jewish people. Rappeport asked Kariv if he is “ok with the company,” hinting towards the security guards surrounding him.