From the Guardian:
http://tinyurl.com/coya5
An Israeli soldier was convicted yesterday of the manslaughter of a British pro-Palestinian activist, Tom Hurndall, in the Gaza strip after a two-year battle for justice by his parents.
Sergeant Idier Wahid Taysir faces up to 20 years in prison for shooting Mr Hurndall as he shepherded children to safety from gunfire in Rafah refugee camp in April 2003 and for lying to army investigators about the circumstances. Mr Hurndall died in London nine months after the shooting.
It is a shame that it takes the death of a westerner to expose the murderous policies of the IDF. Take a read of the whole article. Tom Hurndall's father makes a number of very real and clear points.
The Israeli authorities further angered Mr Hurndall yesterday after they arrested another of his sons, Billy, on the grounds that he was a security threat and refused to allow him to enter the country to hear the verdict. Sgt Taysir will be sentenced next month and as he left the court he lashed out at journalists, attempting to punch cameramen with the encouragement of the military police escorting him.
The last sentence is a truly frightening expose that the arrogant and violent reactions of the IDF go beyond this one bad apple.