RSS Feeds
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil,    but because of the people who don't do anything about it    
Occupation magazine - Siege, Wall, Checkpoints

Home page  back Print  Send To friend

Now available: Book and Film Honoring Tom Hurndall
From: Alison Weir, If Americans Knew 
contact@ifamericansknew.org

D 17 years ago, an Israeli sniper shot and killed Tom Hurndall.

Please tell your communities about Tom Hurndall! You can share the
information below, distribute cards, and show a documentary about him.

Almost seventeen years ago, Tom Hurndall, 22, was shot in the head by an
Israeli sniper as he tried to rescue small girls from Israeli gunfire.

Tom was a student and photographer who traveled to Gaza in 2003. On April
11, he watched as children playing nearby suddenly came under Israeli rifle
fire.

Most of the children fled, but three of them, aged four to seven, froze with
fear. Tom rushed one to safety. When he returned for two little girls, an
Israeli sniper shot him in the head.

Despite the urgency, Israeli officials delayed his transport to specialized
medical care for over two and a half hours. Tom remained in a vegetative
state until his death 9 months later.

How you can help? Please commemorate Tom and inform your community about his
story by downloading or ordering Tom Hurndall cards to distribute.
https://ifamericansknew.org/about_us/th-cards.html

You can also read and share this moving book by Tom`s mother, Jocelyn
Hurndall.
https://tinyurl.com/vc86j5d


We also encourage you to share this powerful documentary filmed in Gaza that
covers the shooting of Tom Hurndall, the killing of filmmaker James Miller,
and the events that took place after Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by
an Israeli bulldozer.
https://ifamericansknew.org/TheLobby/#GAZA_The_Killing_Zone

The film can be downloaded here to show in libraries, social justice
centers, churches, mosques, synagogues, etc. Please see tips here about how
to put on an event.

We cannot let Tom`s courage and compassion be forgotten – or the facts he
was working to expose through his photography. The text on the back of our
card educates readers about the current situation in Israel-Palestine. (You
can see our other cards here.)

Thank you for helping us inform Americans about this tragic violence, and
telling people in your community that it is our tax dollars to Israel that
are enabling this (over $10 million per day).

Alison Weir and the If Americans Knew Team
Links to the latest articles in this section

Zoom events this week: Israeli mass protests / Traums in Gaza
Israel`s approach to Gaza needs to change
Israel calls on Egypt to stop entry of construction materials to Gaza