Category: News

21 Mar 2023, Samaria Update on David Stern:

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.

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

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.

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.

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

9 Mar 2023, Tel Aviv Dizengoff Center:

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

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

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.

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

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.”

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

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

Please pray; we serve in a dangerous place.

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.

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.