U.S.: Israeli Probe Into Rachel Corrie's Death Wasn’t ‘Credible’

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By Amira Hass

Source: Haaretz.com
Friday, August 24, 2012

http://www.zcommunications.org/u-s-israeli-probe-into-rachel-corries-death-wasn-t-credible-by-amira-hass

Israel’s investigation into the death of American activist Rachel Corrie was not satisfactory, and wasn’t as thorough, credible or transparent as it should have been, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro told the Corrie family this week.

The bereaved family ? parents Craig and Cindy, and sister Sarah ? are in Israel awaiting the verdict in the civil suit they had filed two years ago against the State of Israel over their daughter’s death. The ruling by the Haifa District Court is expected on Tuesday.

The U.S. government’s position is not new to the Corries, but their attorneys said that hearing it only a few days before the verdict was “important and encouraging,” because it signals to the Corrie family that the U.S. government will continue to demand a full accounting from Israel about their daughter’s killing, regardless of how Judge Oded Gershon rules......

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1. I think Corrie's attorney is anticipating that they will lose...

Oded Gershon is not a man to upset the apple cart. In 2009, an Israeli police officer killed an Arab at point blank range while executing a warrant. Amazingly, he was actually charged with the killing.

Gershon nevertheless said that he accepted the police officer's account of events that the dead man had tried to draw a gun and acquitted him. I would say that the prospect of him suddenly refusing to accept the police' word uncritically is fairly low.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=145556