And now, in the night of Nov. 15, a member of the Beit Jala Lutheran Church of the Reformation was killed by Israeli gunfire. He was a German medical doctor who was trying to help wounded people. He was married to a Palestinian woman and together they had three children. Bishop Younan officiated at his funeral on Nov. 16. 2. The Lutheran schools continue to struggle as they try to hold regular classes and keep an atmosphere of hope and calmness for the children.
Teachers often have a difficult time getting to school and some have been arrested.
One teacher from the Lutheran school in Ramallah continues to be detained by the Israeli military authorities. In addition, school tuition payments cannot be made by parents who have no work and therefore the teachers are losing their salaries. The Palestinian children are suffering from great fear and emotional disturbances, as becomes obvious in the schools. The children are afraid, they cannot sleep at night, they cannot concentrate on their studies. The schools are trying to help the children psychologically.