From Jerusalem Post Breaking News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World: Aug. 12, 2005 4:41 Updated Aug. 13, 2005 21:51 By JUDY SIEGEL ITZKOVICH AND JPOST STAFF ...
Traditional observances of Tisha Be'av, which will begin after Shabbat, are expected to take on an added sense of loss for some this year, coming as they do just ahead of the planned evacuation of thousands of settlers from the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria.
Thousands of Jews, even more than in previous years - are expected to arrive at the Western Wall later Saturday. This year's Tisha Be'av observance has taken special significance as it coincides with the final hours before the initiation of the evacuation of Jewish settlements from Gaza.
...Police have positioned thousands of officers throughout the Old City and limited the age of Muslim worshippers on the Temple Mount in an attempt to prevent conflict between Jewish and Moslem worshipers, a police spokesman said.
Muslim clerics have called on their followers to go to Jerusalem to protect the mosques. As a result, police decided to limit the age of Muslim worshippers to men over 45, said Shmuel Ben-Ruby, Jerusalem police spokesman. Women of all ages will be allowed to attend prayer services in the Al-Aksa mosque, he added ...
...Thousands will go to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the remnant of the outer wall of the Second Temple, and sit on the floor to read the Book of Lamentations and recite dirges. Many people are expected to be at the Wall throughout the duration of the fast, which culminates with the evening service on Sunday night ...
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