06/26/2012
On the night of June 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on an official visit to Israel, visited the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Putin's tour of the Old City was agreed at the last moment, after the arrival of the Russian president in Israel.
Despite a busy work schedule, Putin, staying at the King David Hotel, expressed a desire to visit the Old City of Jerusalem. He was led to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where a service was held at night. Rector Isidor, Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem and other monks met Putin at the entrance to the temple, RIA Novosti reports .
Then Putin went to the Wailing Wall. He was accompanied by Rabbis Berl Lazar and Adolf Shayevich. Russian media say that near the Wailing Wall, Putin spoke with a religious Jew, who in Russian asked the President of the Russian Federation to pray for the restoration of the Temple. The Russian President was also shown the underground tunnels that run under the Wailing Wall and represent the underground parts of the Temple.
Source: https://jewish.ru/ru/news/articles/155321
06/26/2012
On the night of June 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on an official visit to Israel, visited the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Putin's tour of the Old City was agreed at the last moment, after the arrival of the Russian president in Israel.
Despite a busy work schedule, Putin, staying at the King David Hotel, expressed a desire to visit the Old City of Jerusalem. He was led to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where a service was held at night. Rector Isidor, Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem and other monks met Putin at the entrance to the temple, RIA Novosti reports .
Then Putin went to the Wailing Wall. He was accompanied by Rabbis Berl Lazar and Adolf Shayevich. Russian media say that near the Wailing Wall, Putin spoke with a religious Jew, who in Russian asked the President of the Russian Federation to pray for the restoration of the Temple. The Russian President was also shown the underground tunnels that run under the Wailing Wall and represent the underground parts of the Temple.
Source: https://jewish.ru/ru/news/articles/155321
