My son lived a worthwhile life from The Guardian March 26, 2007 ‘My son lived a worthwhile life’ In April 2003, 21-year old Tom Hurndall was shot in the head in Gaza by an Israeli soldier as he tried to ...
Read More »The Curious Boy: A Grieving Mother’s battle with the IDF
BY Jocelyn Hurndal from The Sunday Times March 18, 2007 After her son’s quest for answers led to his being gunned down, Jocelyn Hurndall faced a bitter battle with the Israeli army to get at the truth It was the ...
Read More »JPost: “UK downplays Gaza damages bid”
by George Conger, London. Jerusalem Post, May 27, 2006 Anthony and Jocelyn Hurndall, parents of Tom Hurndall, arrive at St. Pancras coroner’s court, London for an inquest into their son’s death in Gaza. Photo: Associated Press Spokesmen for Britain’s Attorney-General ...
Read More »Sir Gerald Kaufman MP: Israel “would be a rogue government” if Refuses to Prosecute Killer Soldiers
We Cannot Allow These Murders to Go Unpunished We can demand these homicidal Israeli soldiers be prosecuted for war crimes by Sir Gerald Kaufman MP http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0412-26.htm In a marvellous book of essays, “The Slopes of Lebanon,” the great Israeli novelist ...
Read More »Calls for UK to act over Britons shot dead in Gaza
From The Guardian The attorney general was last night called on to seek war crimes charges against five Israeli officers after an inquest jury found that a soldier under their command intentionally killed a British peace activist in Gaza. Tom ...
Read More »Israel to boycott inquest into death of British peace activist shot in Gaza
From The Guardian Monday April 10, 2006 Israel will boycott an inquest opening today in London which will investigate the death of a British peace activist shot dead in broad daylight by an Israeli soldier. Tom Hurndall, 22, died after ...
Read More »British peace activist was ‘intentionally killed’
From Guardian Unlimited Monday April 10, 2006 A jury has ruled that a British activist shot while acting as a human shield in the Gaza Strip was “intentionally killed”. Tom Hurndall, from north London, was wearing an orange jacket to ...
Read More »The battle for justice is not over
Originally published in the Hampstead & Highgate Express Sitting in her living room nearly two and a half years after the shooting of her son Tom, Jocelyn Hurndall remains defiant. The sentencing of a soldier in the Israeli Defence Force ...
Read More »Rachel Corrie: Answers needed
The family of English peace activist Tom Hurndall is experiencing the cold comfort of justice at last. Hurndall, 22, was shot in the head by an Israeli sniper in Rafah about two years ago while moving Palestinian children out of ...
Read More »ISM activist’s killer sentenced; will similar legal action now be available for Palestinian victims? Not likely in the near future.
Justice is difficult to come by in the middle of an illegal military occupation. For some, with the legal and financial resources and freedom to pursue it, there is a slim chance that they might see some limited response. For ...
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