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The deeply disturbing Israel court ruling on Rachel Corrie

Posted on September 29, 2012

THE SEATTLE TIMES – by Cindy Corrie

Special to the Times: Op-Ed

Last month, in a deeply disturbing ruling, an Israeli court dismissed the civil lawsuit brought by my family against the state of Israel for the wrongful death of my daughter Rachel Corrie.

Born and raised in Olympia, Rachel was a human rights defender and peace activist killed in 2003 by an armored Israeli military bulldozer as she stood for hours, visibly and nonviolently protesting the Israeli government’s policy of civilian home demolitions in Rafah, Gaza.

The home Rachel and her friends from the International Solidarity Movement defended was eventually demolished with hundreds more in mass-clearing operations to create a buffer along Gaza’s southern border.

Our lawsuit was not a solution, but rather a symptom of a broken system of accountability within Israel and our own U.S. Government. Despite a promise from Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for a “thorough, credible, and transparent” investigation and repeated calls from the highest levels of our government for such an investigation to occur, there was no diplomatic resolution. According to the U.S. State Department, its calls “have gone unanswered or ignored.”

[link to full article at The Seattle Times]

Filed Under: Family Reflections Tagged With: accountability, Ariel Sharon, Cindy Corrie, civil trial, Embassy, Hussein Abu Hussein, investigation, Israel, Judge Oded Gershon, justice, lawsuit, Legal Case, Military Police, trial, Trial Verdict, U.S. Government, U.S. State Department, verdict

Video Statement by Cindy Corrie

Posted on August 28, 2012

Oral Response to Verdict from the Press Conference at the Colony Hotel, Haifa, Israel.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/48665274[/vimeo]

(Haifa, Israel – August 28, 2012)

My name is Cindy Corrie. My family has asked me to make a few comments to you before we open it up to questions and at that time you will be able to hear from all of us.

First of all, we all want to thank our friends and supporters, who are here in Israel, in the West Bank, in Gaza, at home in Olympia, Washington, across the United States, and across the world. You all know who you are. You have held us in your hearts for all these years and have helped us in so many different ways. And, we would not be here without that support.

Our family wants to especially thank our legal team, headed by Hussein abu Hussein, and all who have supported us in the many different efforts to get us to this point here today. The commitment, the knowledge, the generosity, the kindness, and the patience that has been extended to us in this process by all of you, is immeasurably important to us and will never be forgotten.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Cindy and Craig's Blog, Family Reflections, Trial

Corrie Trial in Israel: Reflections

Posted on December 26, 2011

On November 30, our family’s attorney Hussein abu Hussein submitted his written summation of our civil lawsuit against the Israeli military for Rachel’s killing. The first testimony of the suit (originally filed March 15, 2005) was heard in Haifa District Court on March 10, 2010, and the last on July 10, 2011. State attorneys will now have three months to file their summation, followed by two weeks for a reply from our side. We expect a verdict in the spring of 2012.

It has, at times, been hard to listen to testimony from the Israeli military. While soldiers on the scene have testified that they recognized Rachel and her ISM friends as non-violent demonstrators, their superior officers stated under oath that there are no civilians in war and that the military is at war with everyone in Gaza. After Rachel was killed, the Deputy Battalion Commander reflected in the day’s operations log that orders were to “shoot to kill” anyone in the border area between Gaza and Egypt. His Brigade Commander later confirmed that order. The DBC testified further that this area was ever-expanding – up to the next row of Palestinian houses in Rafah.

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Filed Under: Family Reflections, News and Updates Tagged With: Winter 2011 Newsletter

Sumud – Corrie Trial Update

Posted on August 9, 2011

by Cindy Corrie

“A lawsuit is not an event for the sprinter.” Mickey Rathbun

On July 10, my family returns to Haifa District Court for a closing session in the civil trial in my daughter Rachel’s case. Pinhas Zuaretz, Brigade Commander in charge of Southern Gaza in 2003, has now “committed” to attending. Zuaretz was expected at April and May sessions but failed to appear. Witnesses in an Israeli civil trial testify at the invitation of the court and are not subpoenaed. Due to trial delays, our family will make our fourth trial-related trip to Israel in sixteen months.  As the judge points out, Israeli law makes no special provision for plaintiffs from outside the country. Our family has grown to appreciate the Arab concept of sumud – steadfastness.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Family Reflections Tagged With: Summer 2011 Newsletter

US collusion in the Gaza blockade is an affront to human rights

Posted on July 8, 2011

THE GUARDIAN – by Cindy Corrie

When Greek authorities prevented the US ship the Audacity of Hope leaving its port in Athens this week, they dealt a blow to a group of brave and principled Americans who were trying to carry thousands of letters from US citizens to those who wait on Gaza’s shores. […]

Read more…

Filed Under: Family Reflections Tagged With: Audacity of Hope, civil trial, flotilla, Freedom Flotilla, freedom riders, Gaza, investigation, lawsuit, Legal Case, Mavi Marmara, Pinhas Zuaretz, The Guardian, trial

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