Amiel Ortiz, the teenage son of Messianic pastor David Ortiz, was "seriously injured" in the blast at his in the Jewish settlement town of Ariel, said rights group Voice Of the Martyrs Canada (VOMC) in a statement to BosNewsLife. "At last report, Amiel was in serious condition, unconscious and breathing through a respirator," said VOMC, which is closely monitoring the situation of Christians in the region.
Israeli media said the bomb — apparently delivered in one of the gift baskets Jews typically exchange on the Purim holiday, might have been directed at the family’s Christian missionary activities. Israeli authorities and Orthodox Jews reportedly frown on missionary activity aimed at Jews, and some Muslims are angered by efforts to convert Muslims to Christianity.
"Local Christians suspect that the Ortiz family was targeted by militants angered by the family’s evangelistic work," VOMC confirmed. "Christians in the region face frequent opposition from authorities, Orthodox Jews and Muslims for their efforts to share Christ."
HUGE BLAST
Neighbors told local media that the heard a huge blast and saw smoke billowing from the house following the attack Thursday, March 20.
The attack was no isolated incident, observers said. Last year, arsonists burst into a church in Jerusalem and set the building on fire, raising suspicions that Jewish extremists were behind the attack.
No one claimed responsibility, but the same church was burned down 25 years ago by ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremists and later rebuilt.
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