Community | February 03, 2008 | 3 comments

Video of the murder of a British journalist in Gaza released

source: http://www.icomment.org/index.php/main/video/show?id=433325:Video:1002&

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James Miller was a Welsh filmmaker producing a documentary on the lives of Palestinian and Israeli children affected by the ongoing conflict. He was murdered during the filming of this scene. His film was posthumously released as the documentary "Death in Gaza."

The context of this scene is that the Israel Defense Forces are bulldozing nearby Palestinian homes, under which it claims are tunnels to smuggle weapons from Egypt. The bulldozers are accompanied by Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) equipped with night vision equipment. The film crew is wearing bulletproof vests and helmets.

In this scene, an APC has parked itself 100 meters away from the house without announcing any intentions. The rest of the scene is self-explanatory.

On May 9 2003, one week after Miller's death, the IDF announced that any foreign national wishing to enter Gaza will need to sign waivers absolving the IDF of any wrongdoing if they are killed or injured by Israeli forces.

The shooter has been identified by the IDF only as Lt. Haib, a Bedouin Arab. The Israeli Advocate General recommended he be disciplined for his actions, but he was acquitted by a commanding officer.
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  • Common_Sense
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      Common_Sense  

    • I watched the James Miller video, and what did I see? I saw three people entering a violent conflict zone in pitch black darkness, calling out in English (when later it appeared that the troops were Arab Israelis and probably did not speak English). I heard a voice-over say that the three knew there were troops in the conflict area. I saw them carrying a piece of white cloth on a stick while attempting to illuminate it with a tiny flashlight. I hard a shot ring out and then I saw the three continuing to walk forward as if nothing had happened. I then heard another shot, and a voice-over saying that one of the three had been killed. --- What did I see? I saw three utterly foolish people.

    • 3 years ago
  • Humdrum
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      Humdrum  
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    • Wow. I can't really say much. Tragic and avoidable.

      According to this article from 2006...

      "Mr. Miller's colleagues disputed [the soldiers' claim that they did not see or hear the journalists approaching], saying the soldiers knew they had been filming from the balcony and had taunted them from their vehicles. The evening was clear, they said; the soldiers had night-vision equipment."

      "...the commander, identified in the report as First Lt. H., gave conflicting accounts in six separate interviews of when and why he had fired..."

      etc. etc. etc.

      I don't like to pick sides in conflicts that don't involve me in places I know nothing about, but this particular incident is shady-as-hell.
      I'm so lucky to have popped out in pampered suburbia...

    • 4 years ago
  • mischabarrett
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      mischabarrett  

    • Voicing your stance on the Israel/Palestine conflict can place you on shaky ground, as The Guardian's Seth Freedman explains in this brilliant vlog. The events shown in the above film are just tragic and reprehensible - I don't think there's much more to say. Is there?

    • 4 years ago
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