Corrie's sister to Haaretz: U.S. encouraged family to sue Israel

haaretz ^ | 3/12/10 | Akiva Eldar

[Nachum]

This is Sarah Corrie Simpson's first visit to Israel. Her younger sister, Rachel Corrie, was killed by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, at the age of 23. Now, the family is suing the state in the Haifa District Court.

"I'm glad the day is finally here, that the eyewitnesses are having a chance to talk in a court of law," she said in an interview with Haaretz on Thursday. "It's been seven long years."

The witnesses, who include Rachel's colleagues in the left-wing International Solidarity Movement, say Rachel climbed atop a mount of dirt to be sure the driver could see her, Simpson said. When he nevertheless kept coming at her, she tried to flee, but tripped and fell. "The bulldozer driver kept driving with the blade down, pushing the dirt over Rachel, and stopped when her body was under the cab."

"My father served in the military in Vietnam and was responsible for bulldozer operations," Simpson added. "He said there is no way that what happened to Rachel would have happened on his watch.

[Nachum]

Asked whether the family was getting support from the U.S. government, Simpson said it was a U.S. government official who first encouraged them to sue the Israeli government.

wonder who...?

[Thunder90]

Barack Obama, of course...

[Blue Jays]

Sarah Corrie Simpson's crazy ideas will hopefully fall as flat as her sister, Rachel Corrie.

[thefactor]

"My father served in the military in Vietnam and was responsible for bulldozer operations," Simpson added. "He said there is no way that what happened to Rachel would have happened on his watch."

Well that's an unbiased opinion right there...

[Kozy]

You are in a combat zone. People die in combat zones, even civilians. If you studied the area first, you would have known that terrorists often dress as civilians, so you were in terrorist uniform.

Sorry, but them the apples.

[Gay State Conservative]

If I was on the jury I'd vote for an award that equals 5 US cents.

[Bitsy]

wonder who...?

The closet Muslim in office?

[Gay State Conservative]

One of the first things that my parents taught me as a kid was “when a bulldozer's coming toward you,make it a point to move out of its way”.

[svcw]

Well, the account is certainly different that right after the incident.
I remember when that happened. The witlessness then said she was in the ditch and the driver/witness repeatedly told her to move and he keep coming and she just stood there.

[PLD]

If the witnesses are liberal then forget it,all liberal hate Jews..Did this person step in fort of the bulldozer on purpose if so then the family needs to give it up..Sue Palestine not Israel..that is where the fools are..Jews are trying to protect themselves from these morons..not send little kids hooked up to bombs and murdering them to kill a few Jewish people..

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[TopQuark]

""My father served in the military in Vietnam and was responsible for bulldozer operations," Simpson added. "He said there is no way that what happened to Rachel would have happened on his watch."

Really? Her father had to deal with protesters in Vietnam while driving a bulldozer?

Oh yes, now I remember that peaceful Ho Chi Min demonstrating in front of the Sigon City Hall...

This familty is all lunatics.

[loungitude]

This case should be (s)quashed.

[votemout]

I think you just described manslaughter. You can’t run over someone because they refuse to move from the front of your vehicle, unless they are attempting to assault you.

[TopQuark]

"The closet Muslim in office?"

Does not have to be. It can be someone who tries to stop a vast Jewish conspiracy, to which he attributes our friendship with and support of Israel.

[svcw]

You my be correct. A bulldozer is big, you are little.
She was celebrated as a hero for dying for her cause.
This is Israel, I don’t know what their laws are but they don’t dicker around.
Don’t want to die don’t stand in a ditch in front of a bulldozer.

[TopQuark]

"You can’t run over someone because they refuse to move from the front of your vehicle, unless they are attempting to assault you."

This is true in San Francisco, not in a war zone.

[votemout]

There is a differenec between surviving and legalities. You can be right and dead. I don’t know the details, but I like the pancake referrals. I was responding to the post of the driver telling her to move and then runn ing over her. Hard to think that that’s okay in Israel. I’m sure someone here will have more details.

[votemout]

Puhleeze.

[NativeNewYorker]

IIRC, she was trying to stop the IDF from sealing a tunnel used to smuggle weapons for the Pallies.

Charming gal.