Thursday, September 9, 2010

Israel Uber Alles: Israeli soldier jailed for killing British activist Tom Hurndall released early


Tasyir Hayb freed from prison with two years remaining on his eight-year sentence for Briton's manslaughter in Gaza in 2003

Rachel Shabi
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 8 September 2010

"The Israeli soldier convicted of killing British activist Tom Hurndall was released from prison today, two years before completing his sentence.

Tasyir Hayb was found guilty of manslaughter in 2005, when a military court found he had violated orders. He was also convicted him of obstruction of justice and false testimony. He has served six years of his eight-year sentence.

Hurndall, then 22, was shot in the head in April 2003 while he was helping Palestinian children cross a street in Rafah, in the Gaza strip. He had been filming with the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM). Hurndall fell into a coma and died the following year....."

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