Stock Photo: Controversial Closing Ceremony Of Maccabiah Games In Jerusalem
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Hundreds gathered at the Kotel, the Western Wall in Jerusalem, on the evening July 13, 1989 for the closing ceremony of the 13th Maccabiah Games. The site is a holy one for the Jewish religion. The Maccabiah Games, known informally as the Jewish Olympics, is held every 4 years. But this ceremony, the first closing event in the history of the games, was controversial because it was a seculary event held on a holy site. Despite objections from the religious Jewish community, the ceremony continued. But shortly before it was scheduled to conclude, an ultra-Orthodox man hurled a tear gas grenade and the gathering rapidly dispersed and police moved in to insure safety of the participants.
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