[HCCN] Death in Gaza, film, Blue Hill 3/27

[Judy Robbins]

Peninsula Peace & Justice film announces the presentation of “Death  
in Gaza”: an important film about the Israel-Palestine conflict.

In spring 2003, award-winning filmmaker James Miller and reporter  
Saira Shah, set out to take a first-hand look at the culture of hate  
that permeates the Middle East. They captured the lives of three  
Palestinian children growing up in the bullet-riddled streets of  
Gaza. Although James and Saira had planned to film the lives of  
Israeli children as well, in the midst of production, Miller was shot  
to death by an Israeli tank, falling victim to the very conflict he  
covered.

The film will be shown on Friday March 27th, 7:00 p.m., at Blue Hill  
Library. All are welcome. For information 326-4405.



from Democracy Now, March 16, 2009:

Also, last month, Israel paid around $2 million in damages to the  
family of a British cameraman who was shot by an Israeli soldier a  
few weeks after Rachel in 2003. The family of James Miller accepted  
the payment, saying it was as close to admission of guilt from Israel  
as they were ever likely to get. Miller was in Gaza working on a  
documentary about Palestinian children caught up in the conflict. The  
documentary, Death in Gaza, later aired on HBO and won three Emmys.

from Muslim News, February 27, 2009:

Israel pays £1.5m to cameraman’s family
The family of a British filmmaker shot dead by the Israeli army  
accepted a £1.5m settlement from the country’s government, the  
highest amount of damages ever paid by Israel to a foreign citizen.  
James Miller, 34, died in May 2003 while working on a documentary  
about the impact of the conflict on children. Miller was in Rafah,  
Gaza, when he was shot at night by an Israeli soldier. He had been  
carrying a white flag and was trying to ask the troops if it was safe  
to leave the area when he was shot in the neck. The soldier who  
killed Miller, Lieutenant Hib al-Heib, was cleared by an army inquiry  
and later promoted to captain. Miller’s family filed a suit against  
Israel for murder in a Tel Aviv court, where a judge ruled in favour  
of the family. The payout was agreed 4 months ago. The family had  
already spent more than £1m recovering Miller’s body, carrying out  
the post-mortem examination and employing expert witnesses to pursue  
the case. 
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