Lynch survivor: I saw murder in their eyes

Nir Nachshon, who was nearly lynched after accidentally entering Palestinian village, recalls moments of horror

Omri Ephraim 

Nir Nachshon in hospital Photo: Guy Gerfi Published:  06.27.11, 10:18 / IsraelNews  Nir Nachshon, brutally beaten  Nir Nachshon, the moving company employee who was extricated from a lynch after mistakenly entering the east Jerusalem village of Issawiya Sunday night, is still trying to digest the harrowing experience. Speaking to Ynet from his hospital bed he said that "they started throwing rocks and cement blocks right into the car. I realized I was going to die and I started thinking this isn't the way I want to die."  Nachshon, 28, was on his way home to Ma'aleh Adumim from the Mount Scopus Medical Center but a GPS device mistake meant that he ended up in the Palestinian village. He was evacuated to the Ein Kerem Medical Center after sustaining light head injuries.  Read the rest of this story on: Ynet