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At the Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites, Mike Huckabee said he'd brought a note with a prayer for peace handwritten by President Trump, who had instructed him to insert it into the wall.

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Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly ...

Along with the note, Trump reportedly gave Huckabee a directive to bring it to the holy site as his first official act as ambassador. "This morning, I visited [the Western Wall] in Israel’s ...

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