Western Wall 9th of Av, 1:00 AM

This snapshot was taken at the Western Wall, known in Hebrew as the Kotel, at 1:00AM on the 9th of Av (3rd of August this year), which commemorates the destruction of the 1st and 2nd temples, as well as several other calamities that have befallen the Jewish people and the world at large over the centuries. The domb shaped structure in the upper right corner is the Al-Aksa mosque, a holy site for Muslims.