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'''Rachel Corrie''' (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was a 23-year-old American peace activist and member of the far-Left, [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] and pro-"[[Palestinian]]" activist group the International Solidarity Movement, who was crushed to death when she foolishly attempted to block a bulldozer while protesting against [[Israel]]'s demolition operation of houses which had been housing Islamic terrorist operations in the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/idf-officer-u-s-activist-ignored-warnings-before-crushed-by-bulldozer-1.353891 IDF Officer: U.S. Activist Ignored Warnings Before Crushed by Bulldozer]</ref>  

'''Rachel Corrie''' (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was a 23-year-old American peace activist and member of the far-Left, [[Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] and pro-"[[Palestinian]]" activist group the International Solidarity Movement, who was crushed to death when she foolishly attempted to block a bulldozer while protesting against [[Israel]]'s demolition operation of houses which had been housing Islamic terrorist operations in the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/idf-officer-u-s-activist-ignored-warnings-before-crushed-by-bulldozer-1.353891 IDF Officer: U.S. Activist Ignored Warnings Before Crushed by Bulldozer]</ref>  

Corrie's fellow liberal protesters claimed that her death was intentional, but Israeli eyewitnesses to the incident disproved that claim when they revealed that the bulldozer operator was unable to see where Corrie had positioned herself because the bulldozer's view was obstructed by the vehicle's scooper; according to those eyewitness accounts, she was also purposely obstructing [[Israel Defense Forces]] military operations to find weapons and smuggling tunnels belonging to Islamic militants in the area. Corrie's parents, Craig and Cindy Corrie, attempted to sue the IDF for Corrie's death by claiming it as "murder", but an Israeli civil court dismissed the Corries' claims and ruled that the death was accidental and had been brought about through Corrie's own misguided actions.<ref>[http://www.timesofisrael.com/rachel-corries-death-ruled-accidental-by-haifa-high-court/ Court dismisses damages claim in Rachel Corrie case]</ref> The Corries, along with several Islamic litigants, also tried to sue Caterpillar Inc., the manufacturer of the bulldozer in the middle of the controversy, on a claim of "wrongful death", but that lawsuit was likewise dismissed.

Corrie's fellow liberal protesters claimed that her death was intentional, but Israeli eyewitnesses to the incident disproved that claim when they revealed that the bulldozer operator was unable to see where Corrie had positioned herself because the bulldozer's view was obstructed by the vehicle's scooper; according to those eyewitness accounts, she was also purposely obstructing [[Israel Defense Forces]] military operations to find weapons and smuggling tunnels belonging to Islamic militants in the area. Corrie's parents, Craig and Cindy Corrie, attempted to sue the IDF for Corrie's death by claiming it as "murder", but an Israeli civil court dismissed the Corries' claims and ruled that the death was accidental and had been brought about through Corrie's own misguided actions.<ref>[http://www.timesofisrael.com/rachel-corries-death-ruled-accidental-by-haifa-high-court/ Court dismisses damages claim in Rachel Corrie case]</ref> The Corries, along with several Islamic litigants, also tried to sue Caterpillar Inc., the manufacturer of the bulldozer in the middle of the controversy, on a claim of "wrongful death", but that lawsuit was likewise dismissed.