Selasa, 28 Agustus 2012

Corrie parents lose Israel case

Photo of Rachel CorrieMs Corrie was an activist with the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM)

A court in Israel is due to issue a verdict in the case of US activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003.

Ms Corrie had been trying to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip when she was killed.

An Israeli army investigation in 2003 concluded its forces were not to blame.

However, Ms Corrie's parents have never accepted that conclusion and have brought a civil claim for negligence against the Israeli defence ministry.

"We are hoping for some accountability here for what happened to Rachel," Ms Corrie's mother Cindy Corrie told the Associated Press.

Human shields

Ms Corrie was 23 when she died and had gone to the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip as part of a group of protesters from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).

They were acting as human shields to try to stop the Israeli army demolishing Palestinian homes and clearing land around Rafah.

The Israeli army has argued the area was being used by militants and that the protesters should not have been in a closed military zone.

The army's investigation found that Ms Corrie was not visible and that she was killed by debris falling on her.

But Ms Corrie's supporters say it is impossible that the bulldozer driver did not see her.

Pictures taken on the day Ms Corrie died show her in an orange high-visibility jacket carrying a megaphone and blocking the path of an Israeli military bulldozer.

A collection of Ms Corrie's writings was turned into a play - My Name Is Rachel Corrie - which has toured all over the world, including in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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