Rabbi (Yossel) Gutnick Visits Gush Katif

From col.org.il

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Gutnick took a trip to Gush Katif today in order to complete his preparations for a huge campaign he is planning in order to halt the expulsion plan. Rabbi Gutnick and his wife, accompanied by journalist, Shmuel Shmueli, and Rabbi Hillel Horowits, started out at Elei Sinai in the north of Gaza. The guests were led by Rabbi Bar Chen, Rabbi of the north of Gaza and Avi Parchan who was formerly driven out of Yamit. Rabbi Gutnick viewed the power station and the petrol tanks in Ashkelon at a distance of no more than 4 kilometers from Elei Sinai.

The guests met with students of the 'Maaleh Ephraim' Yeshiva who have relocated and are now students in Elei Sinai. The yeshiva's management asked for a contingent of Chabad bochrim to reinforce the settlement. The group set out from there to Neve Dekalim, and was hosted at the home of Reb Yigal Kirshenzaft where they had lunch. As they arrived they heard the sound of mortar shells which just fallen and the settlers were instructed to take shelter in secure spaces. The visitors davened Minchah in the new yeshiva which was recently opened by Reb Eli Poltrack who arrived with a group of bochrim from New York. Rabbi Gutnick addressed the bochrim at this occassion.