Latvian President Egils Levits and his wife came to visit and pray at the Western Wall immediately upon landing in Israel.
President Levits, who has Jewish roots, was very impressed by the visit and wrote in the Guest Book:

Guarding Our Eyes – Parashat Balak
Parashat Balak 5786 Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites Throughout history, the Jewish people have often been a common target




