In the wake of the arrest of a Jerusalem Arab who shot and wounded innocent civilians in the Old City late Saturday night, Prime Minister Yair Lapid issued a message that the Israeli capital is “safe, strong and open to tourists and residents alike.”
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Jewish worshippers cover themselves with prayer shawls as they pray at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Cohen Benediction priestly blessing on Passover, April 18, 2022. Under new UK UIJA policy, Jewish tour groups would need special permission to go there. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)