Although Rachel's Tomb is 1,500 feet from Jerusalem's municipal boundaries, police refuse to allow pedestrians or private cars to travel there.

The street which Rachel's Tomb is located on has been renamed Yassir Arafat Street, after the arch-terrorist, by the Palestinian Authority.

A tent set up at the entrance to Bethlehem giving out free refreshments to worshippers visiting the site on the anniversary of the matriarch's death.

Seconds before the photo was taken, all new immigrants to Israel were asked to raise their hands.

The new crossing from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Soon, visitors to Rachel's Tomb will have to go around the city and enter through a narrow corridor.

The Partition Wall looms over both sides of the narrow road leading into the outskirts of PA-controlled Bethlehem and toward Rachel's Tomb.

Walking towards Rachel's Tomb, singing V'Shavu Banim B'Gvulam, The Children Shall Return to Their Borders.

MK Uri Ariel (National Union) happened to be visiting Rachel's Tomb and ushered the Arutz-7/Kumah group past the long lines and into the compound.

The scene outside the compound.

Above the entrance to Rachel's Tomb. Small bumper sticker reads "Don't stop smiling."

Men praying on the side of the Tomb that is usually the women's side - the sides were switched due to the large number of women visiting the site Sunday.

An alley within the compound, leading to several rooms and apartments adjacent to Rachel's Tomb, purchased by Jews.

One of the large rooms, currently used by the army.

Praying in the Rachel's Tomb yeshiva, located in a former Arab souvenir shop purchased by Jews.

The grave-cover from Joseph's Tomb in Shechem, removed shortly before the site was burned and destroyed by an Arab mob in the first weeks of the Oslo War.

Two out of three of the apartments above Rachel's Tomb are occupied by the IDF, and the government refuses to allow a Jewish family to move into the third - though it is ready for habitation.

A bullet-scarred IDF position above Rachel's Tomb.

A view of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo from the second floor of Rachel's Tomb.

A visitor blows a ram's horn to herald the return of Rachel's children to their land.

Man collecting for a charitable organization in the shadow of the Partition Wall.

Eating lunch and sipping Beit El wine in a Gilo park following the visit.

Group photo at the end of the day, with Jerusalem in the background.