Today, Marc Prowisor of the One Israel Fund arranged an amazing itinerary for the group's last day. In the morning they took a jeep tour through the Judean hills, and later in the day  they drove to the Jericho area where they met the Magilot Volunteer Desert Rescue Squad and learned about the critical work they do.

Judean Hills jeep tour

In Judean Hiils, at 1000 meters high

In the Judean Hills, at Second Temple era mikvah for pilgrims to the Temple in Jerusalem

The Magilot Volunteer Desert Rescue Squad showing their capabilities to the AFSI group

Later, they traveled to the Jewish community of Givat Ze'ev to show solidarity with the town's residents and to participate in a demonstration against the government's decision to demolish the Ayelet HaShachar Synagogue there.

It was announced earlier today that the Israeli Supreme Court denied a request to delay the synagogue's demolition:

Court denies request to delay Givat Ze'ev synagogue demolition

and

Bennett calls to follow orders and destroy synagogue

Zev Brenner leading Mincha at the Ayelet HaShachar Synagogue in Givat Ze'ev

Charlie Bernhaut, Helen Freedman and fellow AFSI travelers preparing signs for the demonstration

Judy Kadish, Helen Freedman and Charlie Bernhaut leading the AFSI group in protest against the demolition orders at the Ayelet HaShachar Synagogue

The 2015 Fall AFSI Chizuk Mission concluded with a festive farewell gala dinner

at the Jerusalem Grill restaurant on Rivlin Street in Jerusalem.

The European Union, to their eternal shame, has just approved new labeling guidelines for Israeli products from beyond the "Green Line". This includes goods from Yehuda and Shomron, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.

As Prime Minister Netanyahu stated,  "The E.U. should be ashamed." "The E.U. has decided to label Israel, and we are not prepared to accept the fact that Europe is labeling the side that is being attacked by terrorism."

This story is all over the press, and we link to a few articles, mainly from Arutz Sheva:

We are hearing more and more the concern coming from Europeans about the out-of-control influx of refugees from the Middle East to Europe. However, as he so cleverly does time after time for so many world events, Yaakov Kirschen captures the essence of this disaster in his Dry Bones cartoon below.

Much to his credit, the Mayor of Munich, Germany said  that he will ban from city buildings events that seek to delegitimize Israel:

Mayor of Munich bars use of city rooms for anti-Israel BDS events

Contrast this with the actions of Paul Finer and his minions in White Plains who bent over backwards to allow and support anti-Israel, pro-BDS groups holding meetings in their public spaces.

FOR SHAME, PAUL FINER (Town Supervisor, Town of Greenburgh, NY)