Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Jewish Business News

U.S. Politics

Trump Becomes First Sitting U.S. President to Visit Western Wall in Jerusalem

President Trump arrives at the Western Wall with his family and places a note in the ancient stones, becoming first sitting US president to do so.


Wearing a kippah, President Donald Trump placed on Monday, a handwritten note in the Western Wall in Jerusalem, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the ancient site, one of Judaism’s holiest place.

Trump’s note was removed after his departure to avoid an embarrassment. When Barack Obama visited in 2008 as a candidate for president and put a note, a yeshiva student took the note and leaked it to the Israeli media and publish a photograph of it.

The historic visit in the Middle East is part of the president’s efforts to emphasize “the need for unity among three of the world’s great religions.”

Please help us out :
Will you offer us a hand? Every gift, regardless of size, fuels our future.
Your critical contribution enables us to maintain our independence from shareholders or wealthy owners, allowing us to keep up reporting without bias. It means we can continue to make Jewish Business News available to everyone.
You can support us for as little as $1 via PayPal at office@jewishbusinessnews.com.
Thank you.

 

 

The president signed the guest book, writing, “This was a great honor—peace!”

First Lady Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump, son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson joined Trump for a visit to both the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Western Wall.

The Western Wall is not recognized officially as Israeli territory by The U.S. Also Trump administration has not been clear about whether it is part of Israel.

Trump will have dinner at the prime minister’s official residence with their wives. Later he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

 

 

Newsletter



Advertisement

You May Also Like

World News

In the 15th Nov 2015 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:   ·         A new Israeli treatment brings hope to relapsed leukemia...

Entertainment

The Movie The Professional is what made Natalie Portman a Lolita.

Travel

After two decades without a rating system in Israel, at the end of 2012 an international tender for hotel rating was published.  Invited to place bids...

VC, Investments

You may not become a millionaire, but there is a lot to learn from George Soros.