A delegation of nine Democratic Senators, led by Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides, visited and prayed at the Western Wall.
The delegation was greeted by the Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch. The rabbi explained the history and holiness of the site and recited a chapter of Psalms with the senators.
The delegation was greeted with sympathy by the many worshippers at the Western Wall who blessed the relationship between the United States and Israel.