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Israeli Military Investigator Admits Failures in the Military Investigation of Rachel Corrie’s Killing

Posted on: March 18, 2010

Rachel Corrie Foundation

17 March 2010

For Immediate Release:

Today March 17, 2010 the Haifa District Court saw a fourth day of testimony in the civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel Corrie, an American human rights defender from Olympia, Washington, was crushed to death on March 16, 2003 by a Caterpillar D9R bulldozer. She had been nonviolently demonstrating against Palestinian home demolitions with fellow members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using nonviolent, direct action methods and … Continue reading


Updated on March 18, 2010
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Eye witness testifies: Israeli military investigator tried to influence my statement

Posted on: March 16, 2010

Rachel Corrie Foundation

15 March 2010

For Immediate Release:

Today, March 15, 2010, the Haifa District Court saw the third day of testimony in the civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel was crushed to death on March 16, 2003 by a Caterpillar D9R bulldozer. She had been nonviolently demonstrating against Palestinian home demolitions with fellow members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using nonviolent, direct action methods and principles. Today’s only testimony came from British … Continue reading


Updated on March 16, 2010
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Israeli Army: Bil’in and Ni’lin a Closed Military Zone for a Six Month Period

Posted on: March 15, 2010
Soldier points a gun at the camera as another solder posts fliers in Bil'in.

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

14 March 2010

One week after the head of the Israeli Shin Bet threatened to aggravate the repression of the Palestinian popular struggle, a large military force raided the villages of Bil’in and Ni’ilin at 3:30AM this morning. The sole purpose of the raids was to post decrees designating the land between the Wall and the developed area of the villages as closed … Continue reading


Updated on March 15, 2010
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Autopsy doctor admits to violating court order in Rachel Corrie autopsy

Posted on: March 15, 2010

Rachel Corrie Foundation

14 March 2010

For Immediate Release:

Today 14 March 2010 the Haifa District Court saw the second full day of testimony in the civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel Corrie, an American human rights defender from Olympia, Washington, was crushed to death on March 16, 2003 by a Caterpillar D9R bulldozer. She had been nonviolently demonstrating against Palestinian home demolitions with fellow members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land using nonviolent, direct action … Continue reading


Updated on March 15, 2010
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Family Appeals Decision to Close Investigation on Shooting of US Citizen Tristan Anderson

Posted on: March 12, 2010
Tristan Anderson

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

12 March 2010

This week the parents of Tristan Anderson filed an appeal on the decision to close the investigation concerning their son’s injury.– The 38 year-old American was critically injured by a high velocity tear gas projectile shot by Israeli Border Police in the West Bank village of Nili’in on March 13, 2009. The basic grounds for the appeal include undeniable negligence in the investigation. This negligence particularly involves two critical errors in the investigation conducted by the Investigative unit of the SJ District (West … Continue reading


Updated on March 15, 2010
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Israeli Court Begins Hearing Testimonies in the Unlawful Killing of 23 year old American Activist Rachel Corrie

Posted on: March 11, 2010
Supporters rally with the Corrie family outside the court building on the first day of the trial. Courtesy Rachel Corrie Foundation.

Rachel Corrie Foundation

10 March 2010

For Immediate Release

The Haifa District Court began hearing eyewitness testimonies today, March 10, 2010, in a civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel Corrie, an American human rights defender from Olympia, Washington, was crushed … Continue reading


Updated on March 15, 2010
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Montreal: 500 Artists Against Israeli Apartheid

Posted on: March 9, 2010

Tadamon!

February 25, 2010

A call from Montreal artists to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid.

Today, a broad spectrum of Montreal artists are standing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and supporting the growing international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli state. Last winter, the Israeli state launched a violent military assault on the Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip, leaving over 1400 Palestinians dead, including over 300 children. Despite the official end of military operations, the blockade continues to this day, with devastating consequences for Gaza’s residents.

Over 60 … Continue reading


Updated on March 9, 2010
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Call to action: Rachel Corrie trial in Israel

Posted on: March 8, 2010
Rachel nonviolently blocks Israeli bulldozers from destroying Palestinian homes along the Rafah/Egyptian boarder while volunteering with the International Solidarity Movement.

Rachel Corrie Foundation

8 March 2010

Friends,

As many of you know, a civil lawsuit in the case of our daughter Rachel Corrie is scheduled for trial in the Haifa District Court beginning March 10, 2010. A human rights observer and activist, Rachel, 23, tried nonviolently to offer protection for a Palestinian family whose home was threatened with demolition by the Israeli military. On March 16, 2003, she was crushed to death by an Israel … Continue reading


Updated on March 9, 2010
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Boycott H&M! European groups protest H&M’s plan to open seven stores in Israel

Posted on: March 7, 2010
H&M billboard in Hong Kong

Boycot Divestment Sanctions: H&M Campaign
7 March 2010

On the 11th of March the Swedish clothes and fashion store H&M is opening its first out of seven planned stores in Israel.

The familiar red H&M sign will be visible in the Azriel Mall in Tel Aviv and, a few days later, in the Malcha shopping centre in Jerusalem, a city gradually cleansed of its Palestinian population to be replaced by Jewish-Israeli settlements.

H&M is thus investing in Israel at the same time as the UN Goldstone commission and international organizations that H&M … Continue reading


Updated on March 9, 2010
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Demonstrators Block Route 60 Near Beit Ummar

Posted on: March 6, 2010
Demonstrators blocking Route 60 near Beit Ummar.

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

6 March 2010

Demonstrators protesting the deceleration of the Cave of the Patriarchs and Joseph’s Tomb as Israeli heritage sites, manged to block the main road from Jerusalem to Hebron.

In response to the inclusion of the two holy sites in the list of Israeli heritage sites, and fearing that this step paves the way for the cementing of Israeli hold over these places, a demonstration called by the Beit Omar National Committee managed to occupy Route 60 – the … Continue reading


Updated on March 6, 2010
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