Countering Totalitarianism

Fortunately, we have literature which has survived tyrannies, written by those who opposed them:

Thomas Paine on tyranny.

 

Václav Havel on a segment of society that extricates itself from involvement in a totalitarian system.

 

Carl Jung (a Methodist pastor’s son) on shining a beacon of hope to others.

 

Source: https://youtu.be/09maaUaRT4M

 

Protests in Israel

28 Mar 2023: While many feel the protests are necessary, others see that it’s not worthwhile to shut the nation down over the issues:

Jerusalem Post, 28 Mar 2024 pg 9.

 

The stated purpose of the legislation is to build a balance of power between the three branches of government.

Jerusalem Post, 28 Mar 2024 pg 2.

 

Keep Israel in prayers for peace.

Car riddled by 20 bullets

21 Mar 2023, Samaria Update on David Stern:

Jerusalem Post, 21 Mar 2023 pg 2.

20 Mar 2023, Samaria: In the second Palestinian shooting against Jews who were driving thru Huwara in three weeks, a former US Marine, a dual citizen in his 30’s was severely wounded, while his wife fainted.

Jerusalem Post, 20 Mar 2023 pg 1.

 

Huwara is located near Nablus (Shechem), about 20 minutes from here. Keep us in prayer for protection as we do our work in a troubled area of the world.

Three weeks ago, two sons of a schoolteacher in my village were shot and killed while driving a car through Huwara.

See article: Clashes in Samaria

 

Israel in peace talks with PA; Hamas protests using a rocket

19 Mar 2023 Samaria: With Ramadan approaching, Israel seeks to make peace and restore police cooperation between Palestinian police and Israeli police.  In order to protest these peace talks, Hamas (the ruling Palestinian party in Gaza) fired a rocket towards a Jewish village outside of Gaza. 

Jerusalem Post, 19 Mar 2023 pg 1.

Screenshot showing the time and location of the rocket attack which landed in the Nachal Oz area near Gaza.

Israelis still united

13 Mar, 2023, Samaria: Amidst domestic issues, political upheavals, demonstrations, Israelis of various stripes and opinions still have enemies in the same land who would like to make all Jews disappear forever.

Jerusalem Post, 13 Mar 2023 pg 9.

 

This broad-daylight shooting occurred in a section of Tel Aviv where I pass through regularly; in fact, this afternoon I’ll be in that area again.  Please pray for the work here, in difficult conditions.

While Israel bickers over judicial issues, Arabs fire on Jewish shoppers

21 Mar 2023 Update on Or Eshkar, may he rest in peace:

Jerusalem Post, 21 Mar 2023 pg 1.

 

9 Mar 2023, Tel Aviv Dizengoff Center:

Jerusalem Post, 10 Mar 2023 pg 1.

 

This comes one day after Arab leaders called for more violence to protest Israel’s reactions to their terrorism:

Jerusalem Post, 9 Mar 2023

As it turns out, many areas and highways were closed yesterday due to Israeli demonstrations.

Israel does not yet have a Constitution; as a result, there is still a great need for finding balance between the Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Legislative Branch.  As it stands, Israel is not up to modern standards for free societies with this lack of balance.

Please pray, because we serve in a troubled place.

Related:

Clashes in Samaria

Samaria Closed for Purim

6 Mar, 2023, Samaria: Some say that Israel is already suffering in the third Intifada. The numbers of deaths by terrorist actions during the first two months of 2023 has already exceeded some entire years.

“Amid rise in attacks, IDF imposes closure on West Bank for Purim,” Jerusalem Post, 6 Mar 2023 pg 1.

 

Please continue in prayer, we carry on the work here in trying times.

Bus Stations

3 March, 2023, Samaria:  “When a Palestinian stands at a bus stop he or she doesn’t have to worry that an Israeli car will ram them. When a Palestinian drives through the West Bank, its passengers don’t have to worry that the driver coming at them with the Israeli license plate will roll down a window, lean out a machine gun and open fire.”

Yaakov Katz in Jerusalem Post, 3 March 2023, pg 24.

Dear Reader, please keep praying; our work continues under difficult situations here in the West Bank, originally known as Samaria.

Clashes in Samaria

20 Mar 2023 Update: A Palestinian man shot a second car driven by Jews through Huwara.

Article: Car riddled by 20 bullets

10 Mar 2023 Update: Arabs respond to Israel’s reaction against terrorism, with more terrorism against Jews:

While Israel bickers over judicial issues, Arabs fire on Jewish shoppers

8 Mar 2023, Jenin, Samaria: The killer of Hillel Menachem Yaniv and Yagel Ya’akov Yaniv was found by Israeli military in a hideout in Jenin, got involved in a shootout with the IDF, and was killed.

Jerusalem Post, 8 Mar 2023, pg 1.

 

27 Feb 2023, Huwara, Samaria: Two sons of a local schoolteacher in my village were killed on 26 Feb by Arabs in Huwara, Samaria:

Jerusalem Post, 27 Feb 2023 pg 1.

 

Jerusalem Post, 27 Feb 2023 pg 1.

Please pray; we serve in a dangerous place.

Israel Sends Help to Turkey

Feb 8, 2023, Samaria: Israel Defense Force (IDF) has sent a field hospital to Turkey to treat survivors of the earthquake which affected Turkey and Syria. Last night here in Samaria we had an aftershock, 4.0 on the Richter Scale. Personally, I didn’t feel it, but that’s normal for a 4.0.

Jerusalem Post, 8 Feb 2023 pg 1.

 

Image was sent here by a JTOD Partner.

Let’s continue to pray for safety for Syrians, Turks, and Israelis.

Feb 9 update:

Israel has sent 15 aircraft full of hundreds of tons of supplies, with medical people, a 150 person rescue team, and 230 persons to staff the field hospital.

 

Jerusalem Post, 9 Feb 2023, pg 1.