Most Israelis would refuse to give up their sovereignty over the Western Wall, a survey found. According to a Dahaf poll published Thursday, around one in two Israelis do not know that the Old City shrine is the last vestige of the ancient Jewish temples in Jerusalem. But 91 percent of respondents said Israel should never give up control of the wall.
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