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Rachel Corrie death case returns to Israeli court

May 20, 2014 09:24
Israel's Supreme Court (Photo: Israel Tourism)

By

Daniel Easterman,

Daniel Easterman

1 min read

The Israeli Supreme Court is about rehear the case against the state over the death of American activist Rachel Corrie in Gaza in 2003.

Ms Corrie was protesting against house demolitions in Rafah with the International Solidarity Movement when she was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer.

The Supreme Court is expected to spend half a day reviewing the evidence from both the defence and the family on Wednesday.

The Corrie family is hoping the Supreme Court will overturn an earlier 2012 judgment by a lower Haifa court which ruled that the Israeli military was not negligent or responsible for Ms Corrie’s death.