Clyde
just talked to David (Friday 10:00 a.m.) and he
said the Doctors, who gave very little hope last night, said this morning that
their son is a miracle and is going to go forward. The spokesperson for
the Ortiz family has sent the following news. However, David told
Clyde
that Ami has also lost 2 fingers, several of his
toes, has a gaping 6-7 inch wound and no skin on his thighs. We continue
to pray for full recovery of his eyesight. The bomb shattered the apt., damaged
cars outside and made a crack in the neighbour’s apt. This would
tell you how strong the bomb was. Pray also for David and Leah and their
other 5 children.
We plan
to help this family financially during this time as their apartment was also
badly damaged.
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it is for the Ortiz family.
Breaking News
Jerusalem
, 14:45,
March 21, 2008
Ami Ortiz, the 15 year old son of a Messianic Jewish
pastor was seriously injured yesterday when he detonated a bomb that was
planted in the family's home in Ariel. The bomb was concealed in a Purim gift
package and place on the Ortiz family's front doorstep.
Ami,
who opened the package on their kitchen table and detonated the bomb, suffered
shrapnel injuries all over his body including his face, neck and chest, broken
arms and legs and apparently they have had to amputate several of his toes. Ami
is currently in stable condition, however there is serious concern that he may
have lost all or part of his eyesight in at least one of his eyes.
Ariel is the youngest of six children. All of his
brothers and sisters have served in the IDF, some of them in elite fighting
units. The Mayor of Ariel, Mr. Ron Nachman, and all of the neighbors who were
interviewed praised the family as upstanding and important citizens of the community.
No other family members were at home at the time of
the explosion. Beyond the injuries suffered by Ami, the Ortiz's house was
seriously damaged.
The Ortiz family has suffered minor harassment in the
past such as threats by several radical religious groups including
Moslem factions and ultra-religious Jewish organizations that have put up
posters around their neighborhood on several occasions warning the community to
steer clear of the "dangerous missionaries".
The police are currently investigating all
possibilities. This event certainly marks an escalation of attacks on Messianic
Jews in
Israel
, following
the fire-bombing of a Messianic house of pray in
Jerusalem
several months ago, and the ongoing attacks in
Arad
.
Calev Myers, from the Jerusalem Institute of Justice,
has been asked by the Ortiz family to be its spokesman for the purpose of all
media interviews. We sincerely hope and pray that the police will find the
perpetrators of this heinous crime and bring them to justice.
Your prayers and support at this time are greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely Yours,
Legal Advocacy Desk
The Jerusalem Institute of Justice