May 2003 - A report by Sandra Jordan for Channel 4's Dispatches and Unreported World
Palestinian civilians live under the threat of Israeli Defence Force attacks. Three [four] Westerners have come under Israeli army attack. An American peace activist was crushed to death by an IDF bulldozer; a British peace protester was shot in the head by an IDF sniper and remains in a coma; and a British cameraman was shot dead by the IDF. Within hours of arriving Sandra and Rodrigo are shot at and tear-gassed by Israeli troops breaking up a memorial service for Rachel Corrie, an American peace activist crushed by an Israeli Army bulldozer two days before. That sets the tone for a five-week stay in which they document the shooting by Israeli troops of the British peace campaigner Tom Hurndall, the death of James Miller, the award-winning cameraman who worked extensively for Channel 4, killed as he filmed Israeli troops bulldozing Palestinian homes.
The following is by Mark R. Elsis.
Between March 16, 2003 and May 2, 2003, the following four young people from the United States and Britain were all brutally attacked by Israel. Three of them were murdered, the fourth who was shot in the face, lived. Were these premeditated attacks to send a strong message, and scare other young people from helping the Palestinians?
47 Days Of Murder By Israel
Rachel Corrie, March 16, 2003
Brian Avery, April 5, 2003
Tom Hurndall, April 11, 2003
James Miller, May 2, 2003
by Mark R. Elsis
EarthNewspaper.com/47DaysOfMurderByIsrael
The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice
"I should at least mention that I am also discovering a degree of strength and of basic ability for humans to remain human in the direst of circumstances – which I also haven’t seen before. I think the word is dignity. I wish you could meet these people. Maybe, hopefully, someday you will."
Rachel Corrie, in an email to her Mother, February 28, 2003
https://rachelcorriefoundation.org
Rachel Corrie | The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice
Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American peace activist from Olympia, Washington, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on 16 March 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition.
https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/rachel
Rachel Corrie
On Sunday March 16, 2003 in Rafah, occupied Gaza, 23 year old American peace activist Rachel Corrie from Olympia, Washington was murdered (crushed to death) by a US-made Israeli bulldozer. As a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, Rachel was in Gaza opposing the bulldozing of Palestinian homes by the Israeli army.
Bless you Rachel Corrie. May you rest in peace. Mark R. Elsis
https://Rachel-Corrie.com
Promoting Impunity - The Israeli Military’s Failure to Investigate Wrongdoing
Brian Avery is an American who, while volunteering for the International Solidarity Movement in the West Bank town of Jenin, was shot in the face by Israel Defense Forces on April 5, 2003. The shooting, which according to Human Rights Watch was "unprovoked and did not occur in the context of any apparent hostilities", caused Avery to suffer permanent disfigurement.
https://www.hrw.org/report/2005/06/21/promoting-impunity/israeli-militarys-failure-investigate-wrongdoing
Brian Avery Challenges Israeli Military Impunity
by International Solidarity Movement
https://electronicintifada.net/content/brian-avery-challenges-israeli-military-impunity/441
Tom Hurndall | The Electronic Intifada
On April 11, 2003, between 4:30 and 5:00 PM while trying to escort children to safety in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sniper, Taysir Hayb shot Tom Hurndall an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activist in the head. Tom Hurndall was left in a coma until he died on January 13, 2004.
https://electronicintifada.net/tags/tom-hurndall
The Death Of Tom Hurndall
https://ifamericansknew.org/cur_sit/tomhurndall.html
Autopsy Suggests British Cameraman James Miller Was Shot By Israeli Army Gunfire
On May 8, 2003, RSF called for the punishment of those responsible for the death of British cameraman James Miller on May 2, 2003. An autopsy revealed that the the only bullet to hit him entered his body from the front.
https://electronicintifada.net/content/autopsy-suggests-british-cameraman-james-miller-was-shot-israeli-army-gunfire/1202
James Miller Was Killed In Rafah, Israel And The Occupied Palestinian Territory On May 02, 2003.
James Miller was a Welsh cameraman, producer, and director, and recipient of numerous awards, including five Emmy Awards. He was killed in in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine, by a soldier from the Israel Defense Forces on May 2, 2003.
https://cpj.org/data/people/james-miller
