editor Wollins Injured in Horrific & Violent Bloodbath on Amona Hilltop
This is Shlomo Wollins reporting live (barely) for Jerusalem (returned from Amona) at 21:38 IT on Feb 1:

There are no words to transmit the horror and tragedy that my eyes have witnessed over the last 24 hours in Amona. It was clearly a staged and intensely violent attack on the child-protestors, that at times became complete chaos with settler deaths not out of realm of reality. 250 of the children have been hospitalized (roughly 1 out of 10 of the protestors), with one young boy in a self-induced coma having suffered a fractured skull. Although this was the most severe injury, I personally witnessed and filmed dozens of young man being carried out on stretchers with severely-bleeding, multiple head wounds from the riot batons. It was a scene out of Dante’s Inferno, and radically exceeded the Gush Katif situation in intensity, injury, and violence. Not only children, but Member of Knesset Effie Eitam was kicked in head by horse as soldiers pushed forward, and was carried out on stretcher with profuse head bleeding.

I suffered numerous injuries to my legs, knees, ankles and back in the attempt to document this black day in Jewish history. The most severe injury, for which I will checking into hospital tomorrow, was the result of being pounded by 4-5 lb. large rock. As I looked up from filming, there was enormous rock hurtling for my face. I was able to avoid contact with my face (avoiding numerous facial bone fractures/breaks) but the large rock landed on upper chest/sternum. Normal breathing is noticeably painful so we will be in hospital to X-rays of internal damage to sternum.

Due to my press clearance combined with my foolish willingness to remain in mid-battle to film, israelreporter.com has taken 4 gigabytes of video and pictures, covering the battle for the entrance road last night, and the struggle to prevent the destruction of the 9 newly-built homes (now in total destruction). After 6 hours sleep in last three days, and unimaginably stressful and tasking circumstances, I apologize to our readership that the content posting will be delayed one day, as I must place one nights’ sleep and the hospital care before the update. If I am required to remain in hospital, we have already established wireless Internet from any location, and the massive picture photostory (in excess of 100 pictures taken by Wollins) and the posting of 30 videos (approx.) will occur in either case.

[My dear readers, the pictures and videos will be graphic and shocking, and discretion with young children may be prudent]

Exclusive Update on Life-Threatening Condition of Wounded Child in Amona

I have just been contacted by a medic who has been involved with the treatment of the 200+ wounded child protestors. He said that doctors who have worked in Israel for 20 years are shocked at extent of wounds and numbers of injured. The doctor said that when the IDF raids an arab “terror-den”, that the terrorists wounded in raid are usually less-severe than the majority of the cases with the child-protestors.
And, our medic contact has provided a dire assessment of the seriously-wounded child. According to our sources, the death of the child is entirely possible, as the situation is grave. The greatest concern is that the child is not breathing on his own and is breathing through a respirator during the self-induced coma. This indicates pressure in the brain, and potential brain damage, should our child-protestor survive. This might be a good time to say a special prayer for the recovery of this child, as well as all of the wounded defenders of the Land and Jewish Communities of Israel.

My dear readers, please send this email and links to all that care about Israel...I will be unable to forward this mail tonite beyond our list, and we must awaken all Jews and Lovers of Zion to stand up,
protest, demand, pressure, and unify our efforts to prevent any more "Amonas".

And finally, editor Wollins' videocamera was effectively ruined in todays' violence, as well as having several thousand shekels worth of brand-new equipment lost. In addition to site rebuild (about 1 month away from launching), and our desire to open a new radio channel on the Internet, we are now faced with having to replace Shlomo's video camera and brand-new lost equipment, as well as intentions to launch the new radio program. Bottom-line, this would be a great time to fundraise for israelreporter.com and/or make or refer/inspire personal and significant contributions.

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Shlomo Wollins
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shlomo@israelreporter.com
054-7388-054 (Israel)
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