Day three of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue senior religious leaders interfaith mission was filled with emotions, complexities, and a deeper understanding of everyday life in Israel. As you watch, follow us through the village of Moshave Netiv Ha'asarah on the border of Israel and the Gaza strip. Then follow us to Sderot where we met with Mayor David Buskilla who spoke about 8,000 Kassam rockets that have fallen causing destruction, loss of life, trauma, and strife for his citizens. Rounding out the day we then headed to the city of Bethlehem and met with the Mayor there, Dr. Victor Hanna Jubrail Batarseh (wearing a maroon shirt and tie) who expressed the difficulty of living on the other side of the security barriers. Then see as we visited Bethlehem University the first Catholic Christian four-year university in the Holy Land.

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