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Autopsy doctor admits to violating court order in Rachel Corrie autopsy

Posted on March 14, 2010

(Haifa, Israel – March 14, 2010)– The Haifa District Court heard a second full day of testimony today in the civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza in 2003. Testimony included that of Israel’s Chief Pathologist, Prof. Yehuda Hiss, and of British eye-witness Tom Dale.

Prof. Hiss, the Chief Pathologist and former head of the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Israel who conducted the autopsy of Rachel Corrie at the request of the Israeli military, admitted that he violated an Israeli court order requiring the presence of a representative from the U.S. State Department during the autopsy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News and Updates, Trial, Trial Press Releases Tagged With: Abu Kabir, Andrew Parker, Association for Civil Rights in Israel, autopsy, Haifa, Hussein Abu Hussein, Israel, Judge Oded Gershon, lawsuit, Lawyers Without Borders, Legal Case, Tom Dale, trial, Yehuda Hiss

Israeli Court Begins Hearing Testimonies in the Unlawful Killing of 23 year old American Activist Rachel Corrie

Posted on March 10, 2010

Supporters rally with the Corrie family outside the court building on the first day of the trial.

Supporters rally with the Corrie family outside the court building on the first day of the trial.

(Haifa, Israel – March 10, 2010) The Haifa District Court began hearing eyewitness testimonies today in a civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza.

The court heard the testimonies of two ISM witnesses, British citizens Richard Purssell and Tom Dale. Their testimonies were frequently interrupted due to poor court-provided translation, which the presiding judge, Oded Gershon, acknowledged to be flawed. A new court translator was requested by the judge for the coming hearings.

The state attorneys spent most of their time cross-examining the eye-witnesses about the ISM and their purpose in Rafah. Purssell repeatedly affirmed that his purpose for being in Gaza was to offer nonviolent protection to Palestinian civilians whose homes were threatened with demolition by the Israeli military. Relatively little time was spent ascertaining what happened to Rachel Corrie. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News and Updates, Trial, Trial Press Releases Tagged With: Antony Blinken, Biden, civil trial, Gaza, Haifa, Hussein Abu Hussein, Israel, Judge Oded Gershon, lawsuit, Legal Case, Richard Purssell, Tom Dale, trial, Trial Press Releases

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