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Equipped with long sticks, a team of cleaners
on Tuesday gouged out written prayers that visitors to Judaism's
Western Wall in Jerusalem traditionally cram into its crevices.
Twice a year, the Rabbi of the Western Wall oversees the
collection of thousands of notes to ensure there's always room
for more. The papers are then buried on Jerusalem's Mount of
Olives in accordance with ritual.
The Western Wall is a remnant of the compound of the Second
Temple that was destroyed in 70 AD. It stands today beneath a
religious plaza known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to
Jews as the Temple Mount.
(Writing by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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