Employees of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation were shocked to discover politically motivated graffiti on the stones of the southern section of the Kosel on Monday morning. The words “There’s a Holocaust in Gaza”—taken straight from the playbook of the most vicious anti-Israel actors—were scrawled across the stones. Kosel Rav HaRav Shmuel Rabinovitch expressed great tza’ar over the desecration of the kedushah of the Kosel, stating, “A holy place is not a place to express protests of any kind, and all the more so at the holiest place for the entire Jewish people.” “The police must investigate the incident, locate the criminals who desecrated the holy site, and bring them to justice.” In the past, a similar incident occurred on the northern side of the Kosel, and extensive halachic discussions were held regarding the appropriate method to remove the writing from the Kosel stones. In this case as well, HaRav Rabinovitch will instruct the professional authorities on how to remove the writing in a way that does not harm the kedushah of the Kosel. (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)  | Read More The Yeshiva World