Among the many tourists, yeshiva students, and visitors from around the country were Vicky Knafu and other single mothers who have been protesting the recent Finance Ministry economic decrees. Large security forces have been present in and around the Old City since yesterday afternoon to ensure public safety.
Many thousands of people took part in the annual Tisha B'Av march around the Old City walls last night. The marchers took a break outside Lions Gate, on the eastern wall of the Old City, and heard speeches from Tourism Minister Benny Elon, Rabbi Sholom Gold, former Deputy Education Minister Moshe Peled, and Women in Green co-chairperson Nadia Matar, whose organization sponsored the walk.
Many thousands of people took part in the annual Tisha B'Av march around the Old City walls last night. The marchers took a break outside Lions Gate, on the eastern wall of the Old City, and heard speeches from Tourism Minister Benny Elon, Rabbi Sholom Gold, former Deputy Education Minister Moshe Peled, and Women in Green co-chairperson Nadia Matar, whose organization sponsored the walk.