Erez Ezer, CEO of the Liba Center, and attorney Haya Malul criticized a group of activists known as the 'Women of Provocation,' accusing them of deliberately disrupting prayer at the Western Wall by smuggling in speakers and singing loudly. The comments were made Monday evening.
The 'Women of Provocation' group has been active for months, conducting monthly demonstrations at the Western Wall that include non-traditional prayer minyans and the introduction of Torah scrolls into the women's section. Past incidents have led to clashes with other worshippers and public outcry, as The Zioneer has previously reported. Monday evening, two public figures with ties to religious-Zionist advocacy groups leveled sharp criticism: Erez Ezer, CEO of the Liba Center, which monitors and counters what it sees as provocations at Jewish holy sites, told a Channel 14 program that the women arrive every month prepared to stage a protest, smuggling in speakers and singing deliberately at high volume. Attorney Haya Malul, also speaking on the same program, said the activists' goal is to prevent others from praying, describing the disruption as intentional. Neither speaker provided new evidence of a specific incident Monday; their remarks are the latest in a running debate over religious pluralism at the Western Wall.
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