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Parents of US Activist Seek Israeli Compensation

   VOA News 10 March 2010
   Craig  and  Cindy  Corrie  participate in a rally to mark the death of
   their  daughter  Rachel  Corrie,  seen  in picture behind, and to show
   support to the Palestinians in Gaza strip, in the West Bank city of

Photo: AP

   Craig  and  Cindy  Corrie  participate in a rally to mark the death of
   their  daughter  Rachel  Corrie,  seen  in picture behind, and to show
   support  to  the  Palestinians in Gaza strip, in the West Bank city of
   Nablus, 20 Mar 2008

   A  court hearing has begun in Israel for an American activist who died
   after being run over by a bulldozer in 2003.
   The  parents of Rachel Corrie are seeking at least $300,000 in damages
   from Israel in their civil suit against the government.
   They say Israel has been negligent in its handling of the case.
   A  small  group of people demonstrated on Corrie's behalf Wednesday as
   the hearing got under way in a Haifa court.
   Corrie   was   an  activist  with  the  pro-Palestinian  International
   Solidarity  Movement.   The 23-year-old was among a group of activists
   who  were  acting  as  human shields in the Gaza Strip to keep Israeli
   soldiers from bulldozing a Palestinian home.
   Corrie  sat in front of the bulldozer, but witnesses say the bulldozer
   continued on - even as other activists shouted for the driver to stop.
   The  Israeli Army later cleared its soldiers of Corrie's death, saying
   it was an accident.
   Military  investigators  say  the  driver of the bulldozer did not see
   Corrie.
   The  incident  took  place  during  a  time  in which the Israeli army
   routinely  raided  Palestinian  towns  and refugee camps to search for
   militants,  and  demolished  the  homes  of  Palestinians  accused  of
   carrying out attacks on Israelis.

   Some information for this report provided by AP.

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