Rachel Corrie’s Family Slam ’Israeli’ Court

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The family of a US activist who was crushed to death by an "Israeli" army bulldozer in 2003 have condemned an "Israeli" court ruling that the military was not responsible.

"It will take some time before we have the ability to read the decision in English and to process all the court has said," the parents and sister of Rachel Corrie wrote in a statement published Friday.

According to eyewitness accounts, Corrie, 23, was killed while she was acting as a human shield with a group of activists from the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement to prevent troops from demolishing a Palestinian home.

"Rachel's case provides yet another example of how the "Israeli" "justice" system is failing to provide accountability," the family statement said.

"We urge the international community, and not least the US government, to stand with victims of human rights violations and against impunity, and to uphold fundamental tenets of international justice."

Her killing came at the height of the second intifada or uprising and she quickly became a symbol of foreign support for the Palestinian cause. She was the subject of a 2005 play based on her emails and diary.

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