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(Michael Stack | Special to The Tribune) The Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem at the end of the Jewish Sabbath, Saturday, April 16, 2022.

(Michael Stack | Special to The Tribune) The Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem at the end of the Jewish Sabbath, Saturday, April 16, 2022.

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