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Family of Rachel Corrie will sue Israel

The family of pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer are to sue the defence ministry in a civil case.

February 24, 2010 09:57
Activist Rachel Corrie, 23, was killed by an Israeli bulldozer

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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The family of American peace activist Rachel Corrie, killed seven years ago while apparently acting as a human shield in front of an Israeli army bulldozer, is to sue the Israeli Defence Ministry.

Cindy and Craig Corrie of Olympia, Washington, say they have four key witnesses, three Britons and an American, who saw Ms Corrie crushed underneath a Caterpillar bulldozer in Rafah in 2003.

The witnesses belong to the International Solidarity Movement, the pro-Palestinian activist group with which Ms Corrie, 23, was involved at the time of her death.

The witnesses, who are currently prohibited from entering Israel, will be allowed entry to testify at the case.