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Rabbi rejects Pence request to hold press conference at Western Wall
US President Mike Pence reportedly requested to hold a press conference at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during his visit to Israel on Wednesday, but his request was turned down by the rabbi governing the holy site.
According to Channel 10, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch rejected the vice president’s request out of fears that holding a press conference at the Western Wall, which is adjacent to the Temple Mount, could spark violent protests.
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