Rachel Corrie Interview before she was murdered

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Verdict in Corrie Lawsuit Postponed | The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice

MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – APRIL 9, 2012

(Olympia, WA USA – April 9, 2012) – The announcement of a verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie, which was scheduled for late April, has been postponed due to delays in the filing of closing arguments. A new verdict date has not yet been scheduled by the court, but is likely to be months away.

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Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist and human rights defender from Olympia, Washington, was crushed to death on March 16, 2003, by an Israeli military Caterpillar D9-R bulldozer while nonviolently protesting the demolition of Palestinian civilian homes in Rafah, Gaza.

Rachel Corrie

The lawsuit, filed in 2005 by attorney Hussein abu Hussein on behalf of the Corrie family, charges the State of Israel with responsibility for Rachel’s killing. Oral testimony in the case began March 10, 2010. There have since been 15 court hearings at which 23 witnesses testified, producing more than 2,000 pages of court transcripts. While all witnesses for the Corrie family testified openly, including four activists from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who were at the site where Rachel was killed, most government witnesses were identified only by their initials, and several testified behind a screen.

Each hearing was attended by officials from the American Embassy, numerous observers from local and international legal and human rights organizations, and members of the Corrie family.

The last court hearing was July 10, 2011. At that time, Judge Oded Gershon set the schedule for both sides to present written summations and closing arguments and announced he would render a verdict April 23, 2012. Multiple delays in the summation process resulted in the postponement.

Scheduling updates will be posted to the Rachel Corrie Foundation website as soon as additional information is available.

Please visit Rachel Corrie Trial In Israel | The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice for updates, last minute changes to the court schedule, and related trial information.

For press related inquiries, please contact: press@rachelcorriefoundation.org

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Bless her.

I am not a believer but if there is a heaven I hope Iran names street after Rachel Corrie is there now.

I owe her much more than I can discuss here.

But back to this world: This is probably a re-post but as you may know, at the request of the students, Tehran City Council has named a street after Rachel Corrie:

The Guardian - Iran names street after Rachel Corrie



City Council of Tehran to name street after Rachel Corrie

I would be very interested to know how many streets have WE named after her.

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