Jerusalem: Jordan condemns Israeli Western Wall railway plan
These are external links and will open in a new window/ The Western Wall attracts millions of visitors and worshippers a year Jordan has condemned a decision by Israel to advance a plan to build a railway line and station underneath the heart of Jerusalem's Old City. The Israeli transport ministry said on Monday that a new route had been approved for an extension of the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem high-speed railway. A 3km (2-mile) tunnel will lead to the Western Wall - one of Judaism's holiest sites - in the city's occupied east. Jordan called the ...
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