Soldiers Exonerated in Death of American
Israel’s military prosecutor has exonerated Israeli soldiers in the death of an American activist crushed to death by an army bulldozer in the Gaza Strip.
Rachel Corrie, 23, of Olympia, Wash., died March 16 trying to block the demolition of a doctor’s house in the Rafah refugee camp by standing in front of the bulldozer. The army said the home was being destroyed in an effort to block arms smuggling.
Members of her pro-Palestinian group, the International Solidarity Movement, claimed that Corrie was visible to the bulldozer driver and that her death was malicious. The army said the driver did not see her.
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