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5 April, 2023, Mabuim and Tzrifin, Israel:  This year, the Muslim holiday Ramadan (a month of daily fasting together with nightly feasting) overlaps the Hebrew holiday of Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread.

On 5 April, around 7 am in Mabuim, as Israelis were in their final preparations preparing the feast and house cleaning for Pessach (Passover), rockets were fired at Jews.  This would be followed by at least 44 more rockets on the following day.

On the same day, the Post reported a 21-year old Muslim from Hebron (the PA section) had stabbed two Jewish soldiers in their 20’s in Tzrifin near Rishon Lezion:

Thank you for your prayers and financial support, and may all have a safe and happy Pessach season.

2 April 2023, Hebron: Last night after Shabbat, a Palestinian Authority security force officer allegedly rammed a car into Jewish pedestrians in the road, injuring three.

Please pray about supporting us while we continue to work under difficult circumstances.

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

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

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:

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

Keep Israel in prayers for peace.

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.

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Clashes in Samaria