Tzion Busharian, 52, of the Shomron community of Mevo Dotan, was murdered yesterday afternoon by terrorists on his way home. The Palestinian terrorists sprayed his car with dozens of bullets, but he still managed to pull out his pistol and fire back until one bullet hit him in the head. Tzion is survived by his wife and three children, two of whom are soldiers. He will be buried this afternoon in Zikhron Yaakov.
Shmuel Elad, head of Mevo Dotan's local council, spoke with Arutz-7 today about his fallen friend and his community:
"Tzion was a founding and active member of Mevo Dotan, and a very dear friend. It's a very difficult loss... Unfortunately, this is our third such case. Hadas Abutbul was murdered over a year ago in the same place - and another woman was shot there a few months ago - and Tzvika Shelef was killed in June 2001 [in another drive-by shooting]. There is a path that leads from that spot directly to Jenin..." Asked about the security measures being taken, he said, "I can't say whether the army is working effectively enough or not, but the statistics speak for themselves. There have been three murders, so apparently more has to be done."
Asked what type of help his community could use, Elad said, "Well, we could first of all use prayers that G-d should remove the threat from amongst us... This is a secular-traditional community of about 50 families, and we are certainly looking for new ones. We are looking to absorb religious families to come and strengthen Mevo Dotan, even if only for a year."
In other attacks today:
A mortar shell exploded this morning in a Jewish community in Gaza; no one was hurt… Two Arab teenagers taken into custody for throwing firebombs at cars on the Modiin-Jerusalem highway told their investigators that the adults in their village encourage the youngsters to perpetrate such attack. Several ready-to-be-hurled firebombs were found alongside the highway... An Arab terrorist on his way to a suicide attack was arrested in Shechem this morning.
Shmuel Elad, head of Mevo Dotan's local council, spoke with Arutz-7 today about his fallen friend and his community:
"Tzion was a founding and active member of Mevo Dotan, and a very dear friend. It's a very difficult loss... Unfortunately, this is our third such case. Hadas Abutbul was murdered over a year ago in the same place - and another woman was shot there a few months ago - and Tzvika Shelef was killed in June 2001 [in another drive-by shooting]. There is a path that leads from that spot directly to Jenin..." Asked about the security measures being taken, he said, "I can't say whether the army is working effectively enough or not, but the statistics speak for themselves. There have been three murders, so apparently more has to be done."
Asked what type of help his community could use, Elad said, "Well, we could first of all use prayers that G-d should remove the threat from amongst us... This is a secular-traditional community of about 50 families, and we are certainly looking for new ones. We are looking to absorb religious families to come and strengthen Mevo Dotan, even if only for a year."
In other attacks today:
A mortar shell exploded this morning in a Jewish community in Gaza; no one was hurt… Two Arab teenagers taken into custody for throwing firebombs at cars on the Modiin-Jerusalem highway told their investigators that the adults in their village encourage the youngsters to perpetrate such attack. Several ready-to-be-hurled firebombs were found alongside the highway... An Arab terrorist on his way to a suicide attack was arrested in Shechem this morning.