It is "inconceivable" that someone would be stupid enough to kneel in front of a piece of heavy equipment sporting a large blade which could obstruct the drivers view. But Rachel was stupid enough and paid the price.

Inconceivable? Sure it was conceivable. Just yesterday an Israeli soldier was hit by a tank during maneuvers and is in critical condition (I pray for his recovery). Bulldozers, tanks,etc are huge pieces of equipment and it is quite possible that at a particular angle or lighting someone may not be visible. The soldier was serving his country, was in training. Rachel Corrie was somewhere she shouldn't have been. The parents shouldn't be blaming the IDF or Israel that an accident happened. They should sadly blame their daughter for poor judgment. She wasn't protesting at UC Berkley and didn't have the smarts to recognize that.

Rachel Corrie(24 yo) was sent to Gaza by the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) an organization focused on support of the Palestinian cause. Her trip, stay in Gaza were all financed by ISM: They sent to a war zone a person who was not trained as a soldier or even taught to understand the situation on the ground in a war torn area. ISM gave her, at the most, two days of training. She did not speak Arabic or Hebrew. Yet she was specifically sent to be a "human shield" without warning her or her family that, in a war zone, injury or death happen. ISM is clearly negligent though nobody so far questioned their responsibility. To deny it they turned the table and succeeded to enlist the family, international media and Palestinian powerful propaganda machine to make Corrie a martyr. I am unhappy that Israeli court did not uncover the responsibility of ISM in sending a naive, un experienced, good willing person to her death. Western media, NGOs, legal forums, the United Nations, some churches and ordinary public opinion was quick to make Rachel Corrie a martyr and myth. ISM must be responsible for the tragedy and punishe for it.

The forgotten Rachels: Rachel Levy (aged 17, blown up in a grocery store) Rachel Levi (19, shot while waiting for the bus) Rachel Gavish (killed with her husband, son and father while at home celebrating a Passover meal) Rachel Charhi (blown up while sitting in a Tel Aviv cafe, leaving three young children) Rachel Shabo (murdered with her three sons aged 5, 13 and 16 while at home) Rachel Ben Abu (16, blown up outside the entrance of a Netanya shopping mall) Rachel Kol, 53, who worked at a Jerusalem hospital and was killed with her husband in a Palestinian terrorist attack in July a few days after the London bombs. Also will they go to court in Syria in the case of Marie Colvin as they did for the Corrie family?

Just today, another 100 killed in Syria. These Islamo-Looney-Lefties do pick their causes. Is it a reason to give them publicity ?

what, only jews can comment here

For their right to protect weapons smuggling used to kill Israeli For their right to stand in front of a bulldozer below the line of sight of the driver and not move. Who is paying for the appeal for the right to martyrdom?

and who don't mind Arab violence

These 5 make many very good points! These International law breakers should have been jailed just like their fake flotilla and others as well. Just ask Tony the " flotilla" Italian that stayed behind to " help". Sorry, he was beaten,tortured with his head sawed off. Typical Hillary slamming the Jews for her fake War on us Independent Men like me. Liberal "women" are the absolute worst of the worst just like the folks they support and celebrate every time. They keep bashing the Jews while leading the Sharia charge and Corri got herself killed. I would sue for their costs and damages owed Israel. I just discovered my Temple Israel in Dayton,OH are 2 of the " Rabbis" of hate endorsing BLT Obama and his BLT " Reverends" of hate a second time. Please support a debate of Temple Israel of Dayton, OH as Traitors to America and us " real" folks. Their Convention of Hate that begins with a 2 hour Muslim prayer service as their Kickoff. I hope I don't get censored for speaking the truth cos they are whistling past our graveyards ONCE AGAIN.

Jewish judge, jewish court, Corrie family gentiles, eye-witnesses non-jews, jewish justice at its finest. Let hear about the moral and values....

Civilized states would have used in stead credible, transparent independent investigation. Recall Gaza beach family shelling.

similar to what US did over the case of USS Liberty.

suicide bombers came exclusively fro the West bank.

Of course, the Netanyahu-Mafia is the "law."

Dear parents maybe you should think next time before sending your child to protect murderers. You killed your kid by driving her with such hatred, now live with it!

of photographing her getting run over. Admittedly, the bulldozer needs a spotter if he doesnt have visibility. However, the activists also should have buddies , since they are knowingly putting themselves in harms way. Proof is, you cant find an insurance company to cover this kind of psycho-eco tour.

You make me VOMIT !

Civilized states? Like egypt???You made my day!!! :-))))))

Suicide grandmother Suicide patient sent to a cancer clinic etc etc Honour? How many open public investigations would you like the USA to have over the " Liberty" ? To bad the conclusions did not fit in with your interests!

knowing that you have no one to blame for your daughter's stupidity, but your daughter.

she was someone Child, Friend and Millions to hope 4.... You killed her .. you people are so full of hate!!!!

either. So many others were around, including the photographer. They gave eye witness accounts. NOT ONE lifted a finger to try to pull her away from imminent danger. They are all guilty as hell for just leaving her to be crushed. They should all be shouldering the burden of her death rather than be trying to pin it on one person.

You wonder why their insurance premiums are so high? It has to do with lack of judgment that only life experiences and years of living brings.

The very first of all human rights is the right to live and to defend one's life. This, Mr. and Mrs. Corrie, applies to Jews as well, if you need to be reminded. Your daughter, with her own body and based on your upbringing, attempted to prevent the defenders of human rights, soldiers of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), to do their job and defend the life of Jewish children. And, how did she do that, by serving as a human shield to the Islamists thugs of Hamas and IslamicJihad whose whole thrust has been to extinct life. You need to do some soul searching and introspection about what human rights are and how you and your daughter have been contributing to the cynicism that some view such rights when it comes to members of the Jewish race (people)!

Yes, Palestinian handlers succeeded to persuade children, women and stupid childish "peace activists" to be martyrs kill themselves for an illusive cause. The handlers such as Khaled Meshaal Hamas leader never risked their life, but sent many young people to die instead of making peace with Israel. In my opinion Coptics who were massacred in Egypt are true martyrs but they have no name.

No!, sometimes raided in international water as what happened to flotilla MV Rachel Corrie.

Sorry to tell you this but your daughter was in a place she shouldn't have been. Blind anti-semitism drew her to a hopeless cause. When you mess in a war zone without knowing what you are doing, you can get hurt. Sadly, her ignorance cost her her life. Go ahead and blame Israel, but try to explain why none of her Arab colleagues risked their lives in the same way. If she were allive today, would she be putting her head in front of all the rockets the terrorists from Gaza are firing into Israel ?

Obama has no business offering its opinions on this Israel civil matter. No legal or moral right at all. Why? 1) Despite Jewish victims having been awarded hundreds of millions of dollars by juries in US civil trials against the PLO, Abbas' PA, and the Iranian government for terrorists deaths and injuries of US citizens - engaged in normal peaceful activities like having lunch, not attacking soldiers in a closed military zone - the Obama regime has blocked them from collecting the damages from PLO and Iranian assets in the US, claiming it would "interfere with US foreign policy objectives at this time". And Reason #2 - the Obama regime has NEVER allowed the thousands of Afgan and Pakistani civilian victims of mistaken US drone strikes on "suspected militants" [often erroneous if not random, from 20,000 feet up] to sue the US for damages in US courts. This hypocrisy has become an Obama trademark - as well as showing this liar's true colors when it comes to "standing with Israel "against genocidal terrorist forces. And Rachel Corrie's ISM is designated by the US as a terrorist group, funding of which, including by Rachel Corrie herself, is illegal. This is why it is so vital to throw Obama and Clinton out of the government in the next election - as well as to dump from Jewish communal leadership positions the Jewish quislings who back him. They are not "Jewish leaders", but work against us.

Wait until president Hussein is out of office and Hillary is no longer with the State Department.