This evening, about 8:30
p.m., an Arab terrorist from East Jerusalem, bearing a blue
Israeli identity card, entered one of Jerusalem's elite
Rabbinical academies, known as Mercaz Harav. He carried a
package into the unguarded building where rooms full of young
boys in their early to late teens sat pouring over the pages of
the Talmud. Some of them had just returned from the kotel. They
were waiting for the festive evening - marking the beginning of
the joyous month of Adar, the month of the holiday of Purim- to
begin.
The terrorist headed for the library. He opened his package.
Inside was a gun and so many rounds of ammunition that security
forces at first thought it was a suicide belt because of its
enormous weight. He saw young, unarmed yeshiva students learning
Torah and he opened fire at point blank range. In a room nearby,
some older students heard the shots. At first they thought it
might be firecrackers to welcome in the month of Adar. And then
they heard the screams. Somehow, about twenty of them were able
to rush out of the library and barricade themselves in another
room. They heard the shots and the screams. They watched the
shadow of the terrorist as he walked to and fro, silencing the
moans of the wounded with further shots. They waited, expecting
to be killed at any moment.
A yeshiva student in the dormitories, hearing the shots, took his
personal weapon and opened fire on the terrorist, wounding him.
From across the street, a former student of the yeshiva, a
paratrooper and an officer, took his weapon and ran across the
street. Because of his familiarity with the yeshiva, he was able
to find the exact angle from which to fire at the rampaging
murderer, shooting him in the head, and putting an end to the
carnage. He did this at great personal risk.
So far, we in Jerusalem are hearing reports that eight boys are
dead, and many more are injured, some of them seriously.
We are hearing reports that the Hamas is giving out candy and
rejoicing in Gaza. Hamas leaders are proud of this "hero."
This is the kind of heroes that Muslims have. The kind that kill
young unarmed students at point blank range. May G-d avenge
their blood.
P.S. These are not my words, I was going to write something up and then I saw this which put it perfectly. I tell you this because I would hate to take credit for someone else's work.
For more information and photos here are another link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080307/ts_afp/mideastconflict
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Blood-stained fringed garment (tallis) worn by Jewish student victim
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Lifeless body of Jewish victim seen through bullet-riddled window, Merkaz Harav, 06Mar08
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The book that one student victim was studying from in the Merkaz HaRav library
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Zaka volunteer points to bullet hole in blood stained fringed garmet (tallis)
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Zaka volunteers collecting body parts and soaking up blood for Jewish burial
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Zaka volunteer places blood-soaked garments of dead yeshiva students in bag for Jewish burial
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Murdered Yeshiva students lined up in Merkaz HaRav entrance hall
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Zaka volunteers mop up spilt Jewish blood for buria, Jerusalem
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Police conduct room-to-room search with pointed rifle in Yeshiva seminary building
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Police conduct room-to-room search in yeshiva building
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Seriously-wounded Jewish student with blood-soaked shirt and pants transferred to ambulance
If anyones heart was not aching from what was written i hope it is now from these photos.