On Monday, Women of the Wall announced that they would move to the new plaza if and when “all of their conditions and specifications are met.” Though the organization is claiming to “lead the Jewish People towards change,” there is nothing new here. For the past year, Women of the Wall have been speaking out of both sides of their mouth, paying lip service to the solution proposed by Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky, while at the same time presenting far-fetched demands and refusing any semblance of compromise.

For the past 1,700 years, Jews have chosen various spots along the Western Wall as the sites of prayer closest to the remains of the Holy Temple. The contention that the Kotel had never been an Orthodox synagogue, because it never had a mechitzah (divider) doesn’t take into account the Ottoman and later British ban on constructing a mechitzah or bringing Jewish symbols to the Kotel.

The Women of the Wall claim that this morning they prayed at the Western Wall, and everything went smoothly. We have no reason to disbelieve this report, and, in fact,…

PLEASE WATCH – PLEASE SHARE! If you are “on the fence” — or have friends on the fence — this brief TWO MINUTE VIDEO contrasts what people have been told…

PLEASE WATCH: Anyone who believes that Women of the Wall just want to “pray in peace” is invited to explain these features from their “Tefilah:” Anat Hoffman leading the group…