Isle group seeks justice for killed Gaza activist

By Carol Murry

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 02, 2012

~~<p>On Tuesday, the verdict was announced for a lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie's family against the Israeli government. Rachel was a 23-year-old volunteer peace activist in Gaza, Occupied Palestine, when she was killed in 2003. She was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer while trying to stop it from destroying homes of Palestinian families in Gaza. The bulldozer was a weaponized D9 Caterpillar bulldozer. After years of unsuccessfully seeking justice through diplomatic means, Rachel's family filed a civil lawsuit in Israel charging the Israeli Ministries of Defense and State with violating Rachel's constitutional rights to life and dignity as recognized in international law and in Israel's Basic Law.</p>
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On Tuesday, the verdict was announced for a lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie's family against the Israeli government. Rachel was a 23-year-old volunteer peace activist in Gaza, Occupied Palestine, when she was killed in 2003. She was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer while trying to stop it from destroying homes of Palestinian families in Gaza. The bulldozer was a weaponized D9 Caterpillar bulldozer. After years of unsuccessfully seeking justice through diplomatic means, Rachel's family filed a civil lawsuit in Israel charging the Israeli Ministries of Defense and State with violating Rachel's constitutional rights to life and dignity as recognized in international law and in Israel's Basic Law.