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and women; and with the same
people asking for charity day in
and day out, year in and year
out, it can prove a handy way to
make a living.
And the soliciting is not al-
ways done politely. It is common
to be told a contribution is too
small, to have- small change
thrown to the ground and for
tourists to be asked for donations
only in dollars.
At the Western Wall police
station, complaints are con-

"It would be one thing if these
people were really poor and
didn't disturb anyone," says
Oded Weiner, director-general of
the Holy Sites Authority in the
Religious Affairs Ministry. "But
the way it is, they harass the
public and are defiling the holi-
est place in Judaism. And who
knows how many apartments or
stores they own."
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staked out its ground at the en-
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near the security checkpoint. The
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