0900 Viorel & I opened storefront.
0915 Lura arrived.
0930 Two Bedouin guardians showed up.
1000 I went to Mohammad’s for the day.
Approximately 1030 five Dati showed up at the storefront (4 dudes and a Rabbi). They were shocked to see the Name of God written on the windows and doors! They were also shocked to see Arabs guarding the building.
When they came closer, the Bedouins told them that it was forbidden for them to enter. At which time the chess players showed up as a group, entered the storefront, and carried tables out as usual.
The Bedouins told the Rabbi that they were standing too close to the building, to move back…and they did as told.
Bedouins and Russians were coming and going all day! I’m sure the Dati expected us to be closed and hiding under our tables. Instead the Russians played chess as usual, and Lura continued working on the mural, doors, etc. with her paint brush.
The Yad L’ Achim postponed their march on Arad until the 8th and the 14th. On the 8th they plan on having a so called demonstration consisting of 30 to 50 Dati. On the 14th the number is expected to be between 200 and 300.
Yakim and others had evacuated their wives, mothers, grandmothers, and children because they expected the Yad L’ Achim to arrive today!
Yakim and his family remembers clearly what happened the last time the Yad L’ Achim paid them a visit! If you haven’t read about it, you can click here!
P.S. Before leaving the Dati let it be known that the chief Rabbi had authorized the desecration of Pesach (Passover) to rid the land of us and that they’ll be back day after day.
Edwin Beckford
(4/04)