Court Clears Israel in Corrie Case

Court sides with Israeli military and clears it of wrongdoing in the death of American activist Rachel Corrie.

Published

10 months ago

Categories

World, Middle East & North Africa, Middle East

Topics

Middle East & North Africa

People

Jessica Gray, Rachel Corrie

Places

United States of America, Israel, Palestinian Territories

Transcript

WARNING-VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES A picture of American activist Rachel Corrie. And here, fellow activists' graphic photos of her body after an Israeli army bulldozer crushed her to death. This was during a pro-Palestine rally in Gaza nine years ago. Her family launched a civil case against the Israeli military after an internal investigation cleared the bulldozer driver. On Monday, a court vindicated Israel's military of any wrongdoing, although the judge called her death a "regrettable accident". Corrie's mother spoke to media after the verdict and expressed her deep disappointment. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RACHEL CORRIE'S MOTHER, CINDY CORRIE SAYING: "I believe that this was a bad day, not only for our family, but a bad day for human rights, for humanity, for the rule of law and also for the country of Israel." The family plans to appeal the decision. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CORRIE FAMILY LAWYER HUSSEIN ABU HUSSEIN SAYING: "I believe that we could have a good chance to change this decision through the review by the appeal that we are aiming to issue to the Supreme Court." The demonstration took place during the second Palestinian uprising or Intifada, with Corrie becoming an international symbol of Palestine's plight.