Israeli court rules U.S. activist Rachel Corrie was not killed unlawfully

Family of Corrie, who was crushed by an IDF bulldozer during a pro-Palestinian protest in Gaza in 2003, filed lawsuit in Haifa accusing Israel of intentionally killing their 23-year-old daughter.

 

 

Rachel Corrie standing before an IDF bulldozer in Rafah.

An Israeli court rejected on Tuesday accusations of negligence over the 2003 killing of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an Israeli army bulldozer during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Gaza Strip.

 

Corrie’s family filed the lawsuit in the northern Israeli city of Haifa in 2005, accusing Israel of intentionally and unlawfully killing their 23-year-old daughter and failing to conduct a full and credible investigation.

 

In a lengthy ruling read out to the court, the judge said the state was not responsible for any «damages caused» as they had occurred during what he termed war-time actions. He called Corrie’s death a «regrettable accident».

Israeli court rules U.S. activist Rachel Corrie was not killed unlawfully – Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper.

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