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Guardian Editorial by Jocelyn Hurndall

Six months after my son was shot by Israeli troops, the British
government has yet to condemn the act

Jocelyn Hurndall
Monday October 20, 2003
The Guardian

Last Thursday, I delivered a letter to Mr Blair expressing my despair
at the Israeli government’s lack of response to our call for a full
inquiry into the death of my son, Tom. While working as a photojournalist,
Tom was shot in the head by an Israeli commander in Rafah, Gaza. He had
been walking down a calm civilian street where 20 children were playing
when snipers began shooting at them. He was carrying the children to
safety when he was shot, and was wearing a fluorescent human rights
jacket. He posed no threat. His brain is severely damaged and he will not
recover.

Read the full editorial at
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1066604,00.html

Read ISM\'s statement on the proposed military ivestigation on the
shooting of Tom Hurndall at
 http://www.palsolidarity.org/pressreleases/PR_29Oct03_06_03_46BethlehemISMMediaOffice.htm

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IOF kill 9 year old boy and 500 queue at Huwwara checkpoint

Nablus
29 Oct 03
Aron

Tonight, once again, the Israeli occupation force came to Balatta
refugee camp in Nablus. Do they have a purpose in their deadly little
visits? Not a discernable one. They arrived driving a distance into the camp
and back out, hanging around the entrance, then driving off before
returning a few minutes later, driving past, then returning and stopping
again. We went to the entrance to find them gone but soon returned,
causing the boys to flee from the entrance where they had gathered. I
watched as live bullets sprayed the building opposite me, aimed at children
throwing stones from the roof. We left the scene when we thought they
had gone, thinking there were no injuries, but heard awhile later that a
boy had been killed, followed an hour later by an announcement over the
Mosque loud speaker that the boy who had been shot in the head tonight
had died. His name is Bahai Jaber Simele, and he was 9 years old. What
crimes had he committed?

Read the full journal report at
 http://www.palsolidarity.org/reports/writings/29Oct03_02_11_20NablusAron.htm

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The Side I See

Tulkarem
flo
28 Oct 03

I’ve come to this world as an outsider, as one
actually born to the occupiers, as one to fight, one to
learn, one to carry the truth home. It has been over
six months now since I set foot, for the second time in
my life, on this much disputed land. This land that I,
my allies and those I have come to support, call
Palestine.

And that is where the conflict begins, the verbal
attacks, the insults on my intelligence, the
regurgitation of a brainwashing that I myself was
raised under. I have seen though, am seeing, the truth
that escaped my brainwashed upbringing. The part of the
story that missed me because I was too busy being told
about all the Arab terrorists and the importance of
protecting the security of Israel, the place I was
taught to strive for, my supposed homeland. Six months
now, spent across the line from the side, that
according to my birth, I should be on. Six months of
waking almost every morning inside a cage, surrounded
by the walls, fences and gates of those from that other
side.

Read the full journal report at
 http://www.palsolidarity.org/reports/writings/28Oct03_16_13_26Tulkaremflo.htm

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Restricion of movement = restriction of freedom

Jenin
CJ
30 Sep 03

How long to you plan when you go out on a trip? To the neighboring
city, let\'s take Chicago to Milwaukee. A day trip, right? It\'s about 100
miles - an hour and a half there and an hour and a half back. What do
you plan to take with you? I\'d plan on my wallet, my phone, and some
tunes for my car, and I could stop along the way for snacks, bathroom,
etc.

A similar trip, one that under normal circumstances would take about an
hour and a half perhaps two since the roads are windy took my
companions and me 8 hours. It also caused a lot of worry for the people who were
expecting us to arrive in Jenin. We should have planned on taking not
only our wallets and phones, but also lunch, dinner, and if only there
had been a bathroom break on the way! Between the cities of Jerusalem
and Jenin we faced FOUR checkpoints. At every single checkpoint we
waited over an hour for checking IDs.

Read the full journal report at
 http://www.palsolidarity.org/reports/writings/30Sep03_06_17_52JeninCJ.htm

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