An Associated Press story ostensibly on political goings-on in Italy concerning recently resigned premier Matteo Renzi included the following paragraph:
The Western Wall is not the holiest site in Judaism. It is, in fact, the Temple Mount. The Western Wall is the closest site that Jews can pray to the site of the destroyed ancient temples and is a part of a retaining wall of the structure of the Second Temple.
[elementor-template id="323780"]Aside from AP’s statement being factually inaccurate, it is important to ensure that the correct and accurate information is out there particularly at a time when Israel’s enemies are attempting to delegitimize the Jewish connection to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.
This particular AP story appeared on the websites of many media outlets, including:
- ABC News
- CBS News
- Fox News
- Miami Herald
- MSN News
- NBC
- National Post
- New Zealand Herald
- New York Times
Therefore it was doubly important that we get the correction, which we did. Thank you to AP for responding positively.
Many of the links to the original story now include the following (this from the New York Times website):
We expect that those news sites that have not updated their AP feed will do so shortly.
© Divuach Ne’eman R”A, 2025
