Oh Well: ISM Freakazoid Injured in Clash With IDF

Try as I might, I just can't muster up any sympathy for this punk. You put yourself in harm's way, don't be shocked when you get whacked in the head with a teargas canister.

He'll probably become another mythical figure like Rachel Corrie.

An American demonstrator was critically wounded near Nil'in on Friday, during a clash between protesters and IDF troops over the West Bank separation barrier.

Left-wing activists with the International Solidarity Movement said Tristan Anderson, of the Oakland, Calif., area, was struck in the head with a tear gas canister fired by security forces.

Neither the IDF nor Tel Aviv's Tel Hashomer Hospital where Anderson was taken for treatment had any details on how he was hurt.

"He's in critical condition, anesthetized and on a ventilator and undergoing imaging tests," said Orly Levi, a spokeswoman at Tel Hashomer. She described Anderson's condition as "life-threatening."

The protest took place in the West Bank town of Nil'in, near Ramallah, where Palestinians and international backers frequently gather to demonstrate against the barrier.

More at The Jawa Report.