Israel to compensate family of British man killed by IDF
Barak Ravid; 23/4/08
Five years after British filmmaker James Miller was fatally shot by Israel Defense Forces troops in the Gaza Strip, Israel is poised to pay the family some NIS 12 million in compensation. In return, the British government will close the case and rescind its intention to ask that the soldiers involved in the incident be extradited. According to a governmental source, serious progress has recently been made between the Miller family and Israeli authorities. The Millers had persistently asked for a sum of more than 3 million pounds sterling but recently agreed to settle for half. In the wake of deliberations involving the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, Finance Ministry and the IDF, Israeli authorities decided to accept the Millers’ proposal.