In the spring of 2003, within a period of seven weeks, one British journalists and one American peace activist were killed by the Israeli army in Rafah, a Palestinian town at the southern end of the occupied Gaza Strip.
Screening – ‘When Killing Is Easy’ at the Frontline Club, 13 NORFOLK PLACE LONDON, W2 1QJ
Monday, 22nd August – 7.30pm
Followed by Q&A with filmmaker John Sweeney
Duration – 50 minutes
A second Briton was shot in the head, leaving him brain-dead; he later died of pneumonia, having never come out of his coma.
An Israeli military bulldozer crushed the 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was the first to die on March 16, as she tried to prevent it from demolishing a Palestinian doctor's home.
British photographer Tom Hurndall, 22, was left brain dead after being shot in the head by an Israeli soldier on April 11. British cameraman James Miller, 34, was shot by an Israeli sniper as he left a house with two other journalists on May 2.
Since the start of the second intifada, 2,200 Palestinians have been killed. Nine Israeli soldiers have been indicted for various offences, but none has been convicted of unlawful killing. But this, from the killing fields of the Occupied Territories, is something new: the killing and maiming of Western journalists and peace activists. And, unlike the Palestinians, the families of the international victims have been able to bring pressure to bear. They have, however, had precious few satisfactory answers.
John Sweeney’s ‘When Killing Is Easy’ was originally produced for BBC’s Correspondent.
Reporter: John Sweeney
Producer: Bill Treharne
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The Frontline Club & Forum in association with the Open Society Foundation - Network Media Program
Stretch your mind at the Frontline Club. Come and meet the world head-to-head every Monday night.
Monday night screenings will be followed where possible with a Q&A session with the director. These screenings are a regular feature of the Frontline Club and are opened to everyone (admission for non-members £5).
Seats are limited, please RSVP to
jessica.linzey@thefrontlineclub.com
13 NORFOLK PLACE
LONDON, W2 1QJ
Monday, 22nd August – 7.30pm
Followed by Q&A with filmmaker John Sweeney
Duration – 50 minutes
A second Briton was shot in the head, leaving him brain-dead; he later died of pneumonia, having never come out of his coma.
An Israeli military bulldozer crushed the 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was the first to die on March 16, as she tried to prevent it from demolishing a Palestinian doctor's home.
British photographer Tom Hurndall, 22, was left brain dead after being shot in the head by an Israeli soldier on April 11. British cameraman James Miller, 34, was shot by an Israeli sniper as he left a house with two other journalists on May 2.
Since the start of the second intifada, 2,200 Palestinians have been killed. Nine Israeli soldiers have been indicted for various offences, but none has been convicted of unlawful killing. But this, from the killing fields of the Occupied Territories, is something new: the killing and maiming of Western journalists and peace activists. And, unlike the Palestinians, the families of the international victims have been able to bring pressure to bear. They have, however, had precious few satisfactory answers.
John Sweeney’s ‘When Killing Is Easy’ was originally produced for BBC’s Correspondent.
Reporter: John Sweeney
Producer: Bill Treharne
Screenings e-bulletin
The Frontline Club & Forum in association with the Open Society Foundation - Network Media Program
Stretch your mind at the Frontline Club. Come and meet the world head-to-head every Monday night.
Monday night screenings will be followed where possible with a Q&A session with the director. These screenings are a regular feature of the Frontline Club and are opened to everyone (admission for non-members £5).
Seats are limited, please RSVP to
jessica.linzey@thefrontlineclub.com 13 NORFOLK PLACE
LONDON, W2 1QJ
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