The parents of Rachel Corrie stand in front of her picture during a rally in the West Bank city of Nablus to mark the fifth anniversary of her death March 20, 2008. Corrie, a U.S. activist, was killed in 2003 by an Israeli army bulldozer while she was protesting a home demolition at Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. Abed Omar Qusini / Reuters
Israel's Military on the Spot in Hearing Over Activist's Death
The day after the American activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by the armored Israeli bulldozer she was trying to stop from destroying a Palestinian home, then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised President George W. Bush "a thorough, credible and transparent investigation." It was the least that could be expected after the death of a U.S. citizen at the hands of its closest ally.
The day after the American activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by the armored Israeli bulldozer she was trying to stop from destroying a Palestinian home, then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised President George W. Bush "a thorough, credible and transparent investigation." It was the least that could be expected after the death of a U.S. citizen at the hands of its closest ally.
Seven years, two prime ministers and one president later, Corrie's parents sat in the front row of Haifa District Court on Sunday, a white-haired couple struggling to get to the bottom of their daughter's death. Corrie v. The State of Israel, a civil suit, is also putting a withering spotlight on Israel's conduct since March 16, 2003...READ MORE
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