US Family seeks $324,000 from Israel for murder of Rachel Corrie - Polidicks

[URL]http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/03/201031042646747585.html[/URL] [URL]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/23/corrie-death-law-case[/URL] [quote] The family of a US student activist killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza has launched a case against the Israeli government. Rachel Corrie, whose family is seeking $324,000 in damages from the defence ministry, was one of several foreign activists killed in confrontations with Israel in occupied territory in the past decade. [B] She was nonviolently protesting against Palestinian home demolitions when the army bulldozer crushed her to death.[/B] The proceedings on Wednesday in the Haifa district court in northern Israel, are likely to stoke controversy over Israel's treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters. The Israeli army says Corrie, 23, a member of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement, was fatally hit by a concrete slab on March 16, 2003, as a bulldozer cleared a hideout for Palestinian fighters in the Gaza area. [B] The Israeli government failed to conduct a thorough investigation into Corrie's killing and her family, advised by the US state department, then filed a private lawsuit five years ago.[/B] [B]Witness accounts[/B] Corrie's family, citing witness accounts, has charged the Israeli driver must have spotted her before moving the blade in her direction. [IMG]http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images//2010/3/10/201031044834263580_3.jpg[/IMG] [B] Corrie's family says the Bulldozer must have spotted her before hitting her [Gallo/Getty][/B] But Lieutenant-Colonel Avital Leibovich, an Israeli army spokeswoman, told the Reuters news agency in an interview that "the crew inside the bulldozer did not see her nor hear her". She said tear gas and stun grenades had been fired to warn protesters to flee. Cindy Corrie, the victim's mother, said in a statement: [B]"As we approach the seven-year anniversary of Rachel's killing, my family and I are still searching for justice." [/B] According to the family, the aim of the trial is not to get compensation but to find out the circumstances behind Rachel's death and hold the Israeli military responsible. Four other activists who witnessed the incident in Gaza are to testify in the case. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros, reporting from Haifa, said: [B]"In a very interesting twist, just a few days ago, the state of Israel filed a motion that was accepted by the court, which means that they have 30 days after the end of this two-week period to submit witness testimonies and affadavits.[/B] [B] "Its a very unusual motion to have been granted. It means that the plaintiffs will be giving their testimonies without knowing what Israel has up its sleeves.[/B] "The family lawyer said this is just a way to delay the whole procedure." Israelis have shown little sympathy for Corrie, whose death occurred at the height of a Palestinian uprising in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank in which thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of Israelis were killed. The case is expected to fuel anger in a nation facing accusations by a UN report that its army and Palestinian fighters committed war crimes during the 2008-9 Israel-Gaza conflict. Steven Plaut, an Israeli from Haifa, charged in a column for the Jewish Press newspaper that Corrie's parents were a "two-person anti-Israel propaganda SWAT team" who supported Israel's enemies.[/quote]tl;dr In March 2003, a peaceful, nonviolent protester; Rachel Corrie (USA) was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer while nonviolently protesting against the demolition of the Palestinian homes. Her family is now seeking $324,000 in damages. I seriously hope Israel gets brought to justice. [editline]09:36AM[/editline] Also [IMG]http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=AD&Date=20100313&Category=FOREIGN&ArtNo=703129819&Ref=AR&Profile=1002[/IMG] [I]The American peace activist Rachel Corrie, left, stands between an Israeli buldozer and a Palestinian physician’s house moments before she was run over March 16, 2003. International Solidarity Movement / Getty Images [url]http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100313/FOREIGN/703129819/1002[/url] [/I]

Should have moved.

This wouldn't have happened if she'd stayed in the kitchen where she belonged. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("troll" - Lithifold))[/highlight]

God, that image is bone chilling.

[QUOTE=Furioso;20717080]This wouldn't have happened if she'd stayed in the kitchen where she belonged.[/QUOTE] You're not really very funny. I too hope that justice comes from this.

Next time get out of the way of a fucking military bulldozer.

good for her sticking up for her principles and all but you get the fuck out of the way when an army bulldozer is about to army bulldoze you. The guy driving it is presumably under orders and he doesn't give a fuck if someone's in the way or not. He's liable to get shot if he disobeys his orders.

This is such a generous amount of money to be suing for, you guys probably don't even realize it.

[QUOTE=KaIibos;20717155]He's liable to get shot if he disobeys his orders.[/QUOTE] You mean court marshalled, charged and jailed.

[QUOTE=Gummylamb;20717159]This is such a generous amount of money to be suing for, you guys probably don't even realize it.[/QUOTE] I thought the same thing, was ganna point it out until I saw this. [quote]According to the family, the aim of the trial is not to get compensation but to find out the circumstances behind Rachel's death and hold the Israeli military responsible.[/quote]

[QUOTE=starpluck;20717290]I thought the same thing, was ganna point it out until I saw this.[/QUOTE] If that was really the case, they'd go after nominal damages, however $324,000 is not nominal in the slightest. They're kidding themselves.

like somebody else said,she should have moved

To the ones saying "she should of moved" I doubt she was aware that Israel will run over nonviolent protesters. Only in Israel.

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlUgilKqms[/MEDIA] A bit like this?

The family should ask for a Nuclear missile... So they can blow up america

[QUOTE=DogGunn;20717320]If that was really the case, they'd go after nominal damages, however $324,000 is not nominal in the slightest. They're kidding themselves.[/QUOTE] Why would they go for nominal, there was loss/injury in this case.

I like the way some people are saying she should have got out of the way like it was her fault she got ran over.

[quote=news article]Steven Plaut, an Israeli from Haifa, charged in a column for the Jewish Press newspaper that Corrie's parents were a "two-person anti-Israel propaganda SWAT team" who supported Israel's enemies.[/quote] And, the Zionists bitch again.

how did it actually run her over? was it moving fast and she got caught under it or was she crushed between that house and the shovel on the front?

Why would the army be using a bulldozer to move people?

should have moved, it's not like military bulldozers can move very fast.

[QUOTE]Her family is now seeking $324,000 in damages. [/QUOTE] heh, they will never see a cent of that money, it's Israel. Don't like peace activists anyway.

They ran her over with a bulldozer? Oh wow.

Seriously, Israel, what the fuck are you doing. Your worse than Hitler with this vendetta of yours against your neighbours.

I seriously doubt the driver could of seen her behind that huge, metal part that moves the stuff. But on another note What the fuck Israel, WHAT THE FUCK.

[QUOTE=Thom12255;20717070]Should have moved.[/QUOTE] That defeats the whole purpose.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is how Israel deals with dissent. Not acting much better than the terrorists they fight against.

What the hell Israel?

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Arthur_Dent_Livid.jpg[/img] Do you know how much damage this bulldozer would suffer if I just let it roll straight over you? How much? None at all. By a strange coincedence, 'none at all' is exactly how good a certain peace protestor in Israel's chances of surviving being run over by a bulldozer were.

Oh Israel, you so crazy :v: