Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern has visited the protest tent in front of the Prime Minister's Residence, where hunger strikers from bereaved families and heads of local authorities are protesting against the lack of funds for bypass roads and other security components in Judea and Samaria.
Rabbi Stern said, "Pikuach nefesh [saving lives] supercedes everything. Security for the residents of Judea and Samaria must be a top priority." He stressed, "I hope that the state will respond and do what is possible and more than what's possible to solve the situation. With the help of G-d, those who need to hear will hear and the struggle will give them a push."