Built during renovations of Jerusalem in the 1st century BCE, the ancient wall that constitutes Judaism’s holiest site was not part of the Temple itself, but of a structure surrounding the Temple Mount. Nadav Shragai explores its history as a place where Jews gather to pray, beginning with the massive earthquake that struck Jerusalem in 1546:

At the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister drew attention to Hizballah’s use of human shields, pointing out three locations where the Iran-backed terrorist group has constructed factories for the production of precision-guided missiles: two beneath multistory apartment buildings and one in an urban residential neighborhood in close proximity to gas installations. Such behavior not only exhibits reckless disregard for human life, but also violates international law. It is also a useful tactic, as Orde Kittrie explains: