1 Jews praying at the Western Wall, 1910, NPA, Library of Congress, Matson collection, LC-M32-P-46 24
2 The Western Wall with the Mughrabi Quarter, Library of Congress, Matson collection, LC-M33-2943 28
3 Western Wall Plaza, 1938, NPA, D269-070 32
4 Atonement Day at the Western Wall, Library of Congress, Matson collection, LC-M352-183 34
5 Western Wall Plaza from the south, Library of Congress, Matson collection, LC-DIG-matpc-07439 35
6 1929 plan of the Western Wall area, ISA, GL-10-44867. The location of the plaza is marked by a black arrow 36
7 Plan for the demolishing of the Mughrabi Quarter, June 10 1967, ISA, G-4-3847 47
8 The Western Wall area following the demolishing of the Mughrabi Quarter, June 12 1967, NPA, D216-115 49
9 Ministry of Religion’s plan for excavations next to the south-western corner of the Temple Mount, December 31 1967, ISA, GL-10-44867 61
10 Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, accompanied by Prof. Benjamin Mazar, visiting the Western Wall excavations, July 4 1968, NPA, D685-066 66
11 Plan for archaeological and prayer sites next to Robinson’s Arch, 1969, ISA, GL-1-12252 71
12 Prayers next to Wilson’s Arch, 1970, NPA, D212-106 73
13 A plan for the excavation of a tunnel along the Western Wall, ISA, GL-15-2603 77
14 Ministry of Religions’ worker digging the Western Wall Tunnel, September 1 1970, NPA, D212-107 81
15 A plan for the Western Wall Plaza, Joseph Shenberger, 1:500, 20 July 1967, ISA, G-4-4637 94
16 General view of the Western Wall, 1974, NPA, D216-080 96
17 Isamu Noguchi’s plan for the Western Wall Plaza, 1971 100
18 A plan for the demolishing of houses of the Muslim Quarter along the western and northern walls of the Temple Mount, ISA, GL-5-12252 102
19 Moshe Safdie’s plan for the Western Wall Plaza, 1973 104
20 Zeev’s caricature of Zerach Warhaftig’s activities as the minister of religions, Haaretz, July 28, 1967 106
21 Ya’akov Pereg’s plan for the Western Wall Plaza, ISA, CH-20-501, 1975 122
22 Zeev’s caricature “The second break-in to the Kotel,” Haaretz, 21 July 1967 134
23 Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen soldiers at the Western Wall Plaza, April 15 1975, NPA, D149-072 137
24 “Jerusalem Day” ceremony at the Western Wall Plaza, 12 May 1977, NPA, D146-011 142
25 Demonstration in support of the release of the Prisoners of Zion, Western Wall Plaza, 16 December 1970, NPA, D523-040 143
26 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor at the Western Wall, 28 August 1974, NPA, D562-022 145
27 Women praying at the Western Wall, Library of Congress, Matson collection, LC-M32- A-350 150
28 Women and men praying at the Western Wall, Library of Congress, Matson collection, LC-M352–186 151
29 Women and men praying at the Western Wall on eve of the Ninth of Av 1979, NPA, D212-068 153
30 Women and men sections at the Western Wall Plaza, 1968, NPA, D212-115 155
31 Tabernacles pilgrims at the Western Wall Plaza, 1972, NPA, D528-132 157
32 “Women of the Wall” prayer at the Western Wall Plaza, Rosh Hodesh Sivan, 2016 179
33 Bar Mitzva ceremony next to Robinson’s Arch, 2008 187
34 Reading the Torah at Robinson’s Arch prayer site, Rosh Hodesh Sivan 2012 “Women of the Wall” collection 192