Doctors are fighting to save the life of five-month-old Yehuda Chaim (ben Bat-Sheva) Shoham, who was very critically wounded last night in a Palestinian rock-throwing attack. Arabs threw rocks at his family\'s car as it drove north of Shilo, in the Shomron. The baby, hit by the rock while seated in a back-seat baby chair, has not regained consciousness, and is being treated at Hadassah Hospital in southern Jerusalem. The baby\'s father, Benny Shoham, speaking on Voice of Israel Radio this morning, asked the entire public to pray and recite Psalms on behalf of his son. He later publicly called on Prime Minister Sharon to \"come here to the hospital and see for yourself the results of your peace process and diplomatic achievements.\"
At the site of the attack, close to 300 residents of Shilo, Eli, and neighboring towns blocked the road this morning to Arab traffic and then attempted to enter the nearby village of Luban Sharkiye. Palestinian residents gathered as well, and Border Guard policemen arrived on the scene to separate between the sides. One policeman was hit in the face with a rock. The Jews set fire to an Arab building and fields, explaining that if the government would not maintain order, they have no choice but to do it themselves.
At the site of the attack, close to 300 residents of Shilo, Eli, and neighboring towns blocked the road this morning to Arab traffic and then attempted to enter the nearby village of Luban Sharkiye. Palestinian residents gathered as well, and Border Guard policemen arrived on the scene to separate between the sides. One policeman was hit in the face with a rock. The Jews set fire to an Arab building and fields, explaining that if the government would not maintain order, they have no choice but to do it themselves.