Twenty one year old Carlos Andres Chavez did not stand a chance. As he helped the farmers along with other volunteers in the fields of Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, a Palestinian sniper shot him in the back. Angered and stunned by the tragedy, kibbutz members lashed out at the government and army for failing to provide them with the necessary protection. Daily they tend to the fields and are forced to contend with Palestinian sniper fire as well as mortar shell attacks. Now they said the government has demanded they halt all work in the fields close to the Gaza border until further notice.01/15/08
