Palestine, South Hebron Hills

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, November 20, 2013

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November 20, 2013

PRAYERS FOR PEACEMAKERS, November 20, 2013

	Epixel* for 24 November 2013

	The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. Jer. 23:5
	*epixel: a snapshot-epistle to the churches related to and appearing with a text from the upcoming Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary readings.

Pray for the children of the South Hebron Hills living in an
area the Israeli military has designated “Firing Zone 918.” On 18 November, Israeli soldiers detained the driver of an SUV that UNICEF and the Japanese government had
donated for the transportation of children in remote villages of the region to
the school in Al-Fakheit village and confiscated the vehicle.

SOUTH
HEBRON HILLS: Israeli military detains driver, confiscates vehicle
donated for transport of schoolchildren in South Hebron Hills

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