Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell is a Jerusalem-based Middle East reporter. He has been with The World since 2001 and has filed stories from cities across the US and abroad.

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Israel Court Rules Rachel Corrie Death an Accident

August 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
Rachel Corrie nonviolently blocks Israeli bulldozers from destroying Palestinian homes along the Rafah/Egyptian border along with nine other International Solidarity Movement volunteers on March 16, 2003. (Photo: Joe Carr/Wikimedia Commons)

Rachel Corrie nonviolently blocks Israeli bulldozers from destroying Palestinian homes along the Rafah/Egyptian border along with nine other International Solidarity Movement volunteers on March 16, 2003. (Photo: Joe Carr/Wikimedia Commons)

An Israeli court has ruled that the death of an American activist, who was crushed in Gaza nine years ago, was a regrettable incident.

Rachel Corrie was protesting against the demolition of Palestinian homes in Rafah when she was hit by a bulldozer.

The civil court concluded that she had been killed by a falling slab of concrete.

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One comment for “Israel Court Rules Rachel Corrie Death an Accident”

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=675023533 Michele Locker

    Would be nice if the reporter mentioned the reason why the bull dozer was demolishing the homes instead of portraying Israel as the villain!