WAILING WALL.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19481, 30 November 1928, Page 9

WAILING WALL.

RELIGIOUS CONFLICT. THE BRITISH ATTITUDE. OFFICIAL WISZLESS-l (Received November 29th, P-® ) HUGBY, November 23. A dispute which aroso at the Western or Wa ling Wall in Jerusalem on the Day oi Atonement, September la discussed in a memorandum issued L>y the Secretary for the Colonies. It is stated that the Wailing au formed part of the western ex of the ancient Jewish temple aIK J " liolv to the Jewish community <: Wall is also part of Haramal few ' and, as such, is holy to the M°s • Moreover, it is legally absolutely property of the Moslem cominum J ■ On September 23rd complaint « made that innovations had been nia by the Jews for a Day of Atonement service by thp introduction of a ai YJ, ing screen and other articles. 1' l>eadle told the Deputy-District Co missioner that the screen would bo r - moved on the next day, but it was sti there and the police-removed S P' e of resistance from some of the worshippers. . "His Majesty's Government regarded it as their duty, and it is their intention to maintain Jewish right or access to the pavement in front ot the wall for the purpose of their devotions, and also to bring to the wall thoso appurtenances that they were allowed to tn'-"e to the wall under the Turkish regime," thq memorandum As to further privileges, the possibility of acquiring them by mutual ai" rannement has been lessened by the fact that public opinion in Palestine had removed th° matter from the purely religious orbit and had made of it a. political and national question.