Tag: Tom Hurndall

  • The Guardian: My son lived a worthwhile life

    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 save the lives of three small children. Nine months later, he died, having never recovered…

  • 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 last day of term when Sophie, my daughter, called me at school. “Mum,” she said,…

  • 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 Peter Goldsmith have downplayed suggestions that the UK would seek compensation from the Israeli government…

  • 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 Amos Oz advanced an audacious thesis. He contended that the slaughter of six million Jews…

  • 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 Hurndall, 22, died after being shot in broad daylight by an Israeli soldier who later…