Another Temple Wall Collapse

Jerusalem wall collapse sparks dispute

The collapse yesterday of an 800-year-old embankment next to where Jewish women pray at what is commonly known as the "wailing wall" sent people fleeing from falling rocks.

Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar said it was the fifth time in two years that parts of the walls had begun to crumble, buckle or crack as a result of what she called unsupervised construction by the Waqf – a charge the Muslim clerics deny. "What concerns me most is the Temple Mount itself is in danger of collapsing. ... The earthquake has certainly done more damage but nobody goes to check," she told Reuters.