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February 17, 2015

Israeli Supreme Court Denies Appeal from Rachel Corrie's Family 
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The Israeli Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the family of
Rachel Corrie, the U.S. activist crushed to death by an Israeli army
bulldozer in Gaza nearly 12 years ago, as she tried to protect a
Palestinian home from demolition. Corrie's parents had sued the Israeli
Ministry of Defense for a symbolic $1 in damages. But a lower court
cleared the military of responsibility, saying Corrie's death had taken
place in a "war zone." Last week, the Supreme Court upheld that
decision. The Corrie family said in a statement: "We had hoped for a
different outcome, though we have come to see through this experience
how deeply all of Israel's institutions are implicated in the impunity
enjoyed by the Israeli military."

 

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