Guardian
06-27-2005, 02:29 PM
The victim was Thomas (or Tom) Hurndall, a Britain born 22 years old student and peace activist. A Manchester Metropolitan University journalism and photography student, had been operating as a human shield in the Gaza Strip with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hurndall & BBC
An Israeli military tribunal today convicted a former soldier of the manslaughter of a British activist killed as he helped Palestinians to take cover during violence in Gaza in 2003. Witnesses said Hurndall, from north London, was shepherding children away from gunfire at a refugee camp in the Palestinian town of Rafah when he was shot in the head in April 2003.
The Israeli army initially disputed claims that a soldier had targeted the 22-year-old, but later ordered a full inquiry after pressure from his family. I wanted to emphasize that inquiry wouldn't take place if the victim's family didn't run their private investigation.
Hurndall's mother, Jocelyn, who travelled to Israel for the trial along with other family members, said she welcomed the verdict but did not regard the case as closed. "For us, the main issue is not that one soldier has been found guilty of manslaughter but that this sort of thing needs to stop happening, and until that happens this case won't have been won," she said.
The court was told Hayb fired at Mr Hurndall from an Israeli army watchtower, using a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight. They do it often to kill the young Palastinians, unfortunately still a bunch of nutcases are free of all crimes they have done.
We're concerned there is a policy which seems to be prevalent in Gaza that [Israeli soldiers] feel able to shoot civilians without any accountability
- Anthony Hurndall (Tom's dad)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4625355.stm
The thing is, they have judged just one out hundreds yet. Would this investigation take place if the soldier shot a Palastinian, I think it wouldn't happen at all. This - the injustice makes me cry deep inside. :( Double standards everywhere :(
An interactive guide to Arab -Israeli conflict, chronology of events:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,720353,00.html
By the way, Taysir Hayb ( the man slaughter) was jailed for 20 years.
BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4625355.stm
Guardian Unlimited - http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1515593,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hurndall & BBC
An Israeli military tribunal today convicted a former soldier of the manslaughter of a British activist killed as he helped Palestinians to take cover during violence in Gaza in 2003. Witnesses said Hurndall, from north London, was shepherding children away from gunfire at a refugee camp in the Palestinian town of Rafah when he was shot in the head in April 2003.
The Israeli army initially disputed claims that a soldier had targeted the 22-year-old, but later ordered a full inquiry after pressure from his family. I wanted to emphasize that inquiry wouldn't take place if the victim's family didn't run their private investigation.
Hurndall's mother, Jocelyn, who travelled to Israel for the trial along with other family members, said she welcomed the verdict but did not regard the case as closed. "For us, the main issue is not that one soldier has been found guilty of manslaughter but that this sort of thing needs to stop happening, and until that happens this case won't have been won," she said.
The court was told Hayb fired at Mr Hurndall from an Israeli army watchtower, using a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight. They do it often to kill the young Palastinians, unfortunately still a bunch of nutcases are free of all crimes they have done.
We're concerned there is a policy which seems to be prevalent in Gaza that [Israeli soldiers] feel able to shoot civilians without any accountability
- Anthony Hurndall (Tom's dad)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4625355.stm
The thing is, they have judged just one out hundreds yet. Would this investigation take place if the soldier shot a Palastinian, I think it wouldn't happen at all. This - the injustice makes me cry deep inside. :( Double standards everywhere :(
An interactive guide to Arab -Israeli conflict, chronology of events:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,720353,00.html
By the way, Taysir Hayb ( the man slaughter) was jailed for 20 years.
BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4625355.stm
Guardian Unlimited - http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1515593,00.html