The latest Moslem innovation in the neighborhood of the Wailing Wall is a bannister to the staircase that was built last year. Believing this to be another attempt to demonstrate complete Moslem control over the Wall and the surrounding area, the Jewish authorities have protested to the district commissioner who has undertaken to deal with the matter.
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