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Report: Rachel Corrie's parents to seek compensation from Israel
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Published: 24.02.10, 08:22
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61. #44 from #20 Yitzchak
Yitzchak ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (02.24.10)
God didn't "give" this land to the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, etc. etc, - WE DID! By not fulfulling God's Bible exactly as He wanted, we lost our right to this Land, exactly as it is written in the Book of Leviticus and in the Book of Deuteronomy. Like a father who takes away his child's favorite possession to teach him a lesson. Ultimately, a father WILL RETURN that possession to the child when the child has shown the proper remorse and repentance, as is happening in these modern days.
62. no38
hebrew prophet ,   israel   (02.24.10)
So who did Rachel Corrie martyr herself for ,the Islamofascist Hamas or the equally callous Hezbollah or maybe the opium fuelled Taliban Muslim killing machines of Afghanistan and Pakistan or the Muslim Janjaweed perverted rapistsof Darfur and their butcher commander Omar-al Bashir who exactly BBS ?
63. no52
hebrew prophet ,   israel   (02.24.10)
And what did European Jewry do to Hit ler and Nazi Germany that they deserved to be massacred ,please explain your mad logic ,Stary ?
64. #52. the perfect example of the ignorance
(02.24.10)
poluting the world. what an idiot you are.
65. dont expect health & safety when you run in front of bulldoz
zionist forever   (02.24.10)
If this was the civilian world and she went running around in front of a bulldozer the Corrie parents would probably be told get lost if your daughter wants to run in front of bulldozer then don't expect health and safety inspectors to step in and punish the driver. Bulldozers don't discriminate between human and rubble and they are not exactly built for agility. Whilst I feel sorry for the Corrie family I am not going to blame anybody for this but Rachel Corrie herself she acted like an idiot and she paid the price. Play with fire and you might just get burned. If the Corrie parents want to do something useful instead of looking to blame the IDF for her death accept it was her daughters activity thats the reason why she is dead. They should tell these activists don't carry our stunts like this. The building will come down eventually so your achieving nothing and your risking your life.
66. If you ever sat in a bulldozer like I have
Yaniv ,   Israel   (02.24.10)
there are many blind spots in your view. It's funny how these brainwashed teens demonize Israel as evil, but have so much faith in our soldiers not hurting them. Basically if you stand in a building that has been cleared to be demolished, you are stupid. So the world rid itself of a stupid person. That's natural selection, isn't it?
67. to # 52 stary from #1 Yitzchak
Yitzchak ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (02.24.10)
I suppose it all depends on which side of the fence one is sitting on. I am a Jew, a proud Jew, living in Israel, the Jewish homeland given to us by God, whose borders were defined by God, and in the Book of Numbers and Deuteronomy that includes Gaza and the West Bank, and NOBODY has the right to take even one centimeter of it away from us. God promises that those who help the Jews will be blessed, and those that hurt the Jews or take away their Land will be damned. Proof? We're still here today. Where are the Babylonians, the Persians, the Romans? That's my side of the fence.
68. Getting in front of a bulldozer is not wise when it is in
Rivkah   (02.24.10)
work mode with a driver who has a limited view. Getting in front of a train to stop it is not wise, either. That is a good way to get killed. Why do people get in front of trains or bull dozers or tanks that are operating? Suicide is one reason. Paranoid delusions of grandiosity is another reason, having a Superman complex of invincibility. Getting in front of a big truck on a highway is not too bright, either. Maybe Rachel Corrie was mentally deranged. If she had a guardian angel, the angel could have stood between Rachel Corrie and the moving bulldozer and she would have been unharmed. When I was crossing a street in a crosswalk years ago, a car speeded past a stop sign, turning the corner wrecklessly and I could not get out of the way. My guardian angel stood between me and the speeding car that bounced off the angel and stopped. I had some broken ribs from the angel pushing me to get between me and the car. The Lord can indeed protect a person He wants to protect from a massive vehicle where death would be certain, otherwise. The Lord did not protect Rachel Corrie. Why? Was there unconfessed and unrepented of sin in her life that hindered the Lord from protecting her? Was she out of God's will and was not protected in that realm? If she had truly known the Lord and been in Gaza for what was a righteous cause, God could have protected her. That He did not is telling. LIke it or not, God is with the Jews and Israel. To go against the lawful authority of Israel is to put oneself in jeopardy of losing God's protection if that lawful authority is God's will for Israel.
69. Where is the picture of Corrie posing with weapons?????
JO   (02.24.10)
Some talkbacker said this. I vaguely remember such a picture. Her death is sad, but seeing how ISM operate I am not surprised this did happen. I do not believe it was intentional at all.
70. I AGREE WITH JO. IT WAS TRAGIC...
SETTHERECORDSTRAIGHT   (02.24.10)
THAT SHE HAD TO DIE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY INTENTIONAL. THE ISM'S PROVOCATIVE TACTICS COUPLED WITH A FEELING OF IMMORTALITY AT THE AGE OF 23 IS WHAT KILLED HER. NOT THE SOLDIER AND CERTAINLY NOT THE CATERPILLAR COMPANY.
71. Dont allow these "usefull idiots" to enter Israel.
Janet Keno ,   North Carolina   (02.24.10)
1) Lady was deranged 2) She was enemy of Israel 3) Parents trying to make a buck. 4) Palis love usefull idiots from abroad.
72. #20 and #36-Yitzchak and Brian
Jason, Ph.D. ,   Charlotte, USA   (02.24.10)
"Have you studies the Bible?" - Yitzchak. "How the hell someone living in Charlotte, is going to tell someone in Israel what's Jewish or not " - Brian You ignorant fools, first of all, the proper question is "have I studied the Tanak?" Now, I found the orders to drive out the Caananites, Amelakites, etc", but I could not find a direct justification for a bulldozer-driver to willfully run over an unarmed demonstrator. Last I checked, that would be called murder. Besides, people who know anything about Judaism know that you cannot take the Torah alone; you must also use the Talmud. Now, I do of the Midrash in which the angels were celebrating after G-d had drowned the Egyptians in the Red Sea. G-d told the angels not to celebrate over G-d's creatures dying. Therefore, I doubt that G-d wants you to celebrate over Corrie's death. Now, Brian, the hick town of Charlotte hosts four very good synagogues, and I belong to one of them. I have also been to Israel three times, and am an active member of the American Associates of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. At this point, if you have any integrity, you will be a little embarrased. Now, gentlemen, of course Corrie had no right to be there. It was both stupid and immoral. My point is that a responsible person does not celebrate over the killing of an unarmed person. I hope and believe that the explanation that the Israeli government gave is correct, because a responsible bulldozer-driver does not pursposely run over someone who is unarmed. Instead, the right thing to do is to call for backup to have someone remove the protestor. If you think I am wrong about this, then I suggest that you assemble a Beit Din, and ask (assuming you know that is.) Are there any Talmudic scholars out there? When you gloat over her death in a public forum like this, you do injury to Israel's cause. Quite frankly, I expected to have trouble with BBSNEWS, not with you people! Plese think before you write!
73. to #70 true so true,
ghostq   (02.24.10)
74. "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free" was the
Eitan ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (02.24.10)
dead woman's motto, as is the organization within which she operated; essentially calling for and attempting to affect the annihilation of the UN member state and the only nation-state of the Jewish people. She operated illegally and her intent was one of a disaster for the civilian Jews who at the time were being attacked daily by the terrorists of Hamas, protecting them while they set out to mass murder Jews. This is the face of this anti-Jewish racist and this is how the public should treat her.
75. NO SANE COURT IN THE WORLD...
OZ   (02.24.10)
(well ,maybe in sweden or chaired by goldstone,)will awared them a nickel! the parents should have kept thier little daughter at home where she belonged. ism is full of rachel cories and is a dangerous organisation that puts peoples' lives at risk. sue ism instead!
76. Parentsshouldbe sueing the PA
Lioness ,   Israel   (02.24.10)
For using their daughter as a human shield!
77. If they get any money out of Israel
Anon ,   Johannesburg   (02.24.10)
I hope it will go to pay for madicine
78. Richard Goldstone was renamed by Abbas as Muhammad Goldstone
Eitan ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (02.24.10)
I suppose Rachel Corrie will be renamed by her Islamists supporters as Fatima (Muhammad's wife) Corrie. And such a move will say it all: The woman was there to contribute to the elimination of Israel by providing human shield for her Islamist colleagues battling the Jewish state since its inception. I am therefore not sad that she will no longer step on Israel's soil. You know, Jews also the right to live and the Jewish people also has the right of national self-determination and independence, which Ms. Corrie rejected when it came to the Jewish people. How do you call such a person who singles out another people, another race...??
79. #72 Jason from #1 Yitzchak
Yitzchak ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (02.24.10)
Until you move here, as I did 22 years ago, as far as I'm concerned you have nothing to say regarding eretz yisrael and the defense of eretz yisrael or the jews that live here. Move here, and then I'll be happy to hear anything you have to say. Stay in the galut and see what you get in olam haba when Hashem asks you: Were you the best possible Jew you could be? Your soul WILL HAVE TO ANSWER: "NO" I could have moved to Eretz Yisrael and fulfill the mitzva of "yishuv et ha'aretz", but.. No, Hashem, I chose to stay in the galut to make another buck..." Don't blaspheme the Tanach or Eretz Yisrael with your galut dribble! Move here and then we may be equal.
80. Jason, your extremist bias is duly noted...
BBSNews ,   Charlotte, NC   (02.24.10)
...and when you brought up the Dersh, I had to smile. If you think a man who spent his life defending murderers including OJ means diddly to anyone, well, giggle. A defense attorney who specifies in defending murderers is Israel's bestest defender? I am simply not interested in "UN Watch" biased crap. Before the Goldstone Report came out, myself and millions of others around the world watched the War on Gaza unfold. Saw the IDF T-shirts, saw the feces graffiti, saw the death and destruction that the IDF laid onto ambulance drivers, the White Phosphorous, the frustration of civilians who had no where to flee to when getting those cynical and non-specific warnings, even watched as the IDF fired on Jazeera reporters and they ducked and kept right on reporting. Saw the vile display of Israelis reviling the doctor who had three daughters killed by the IDF As he worked as a doctor in Israel. In fact, it disgusts me just to bring the memories back up. Read the 576 page Goldstone Report, it's the truth, you can keep Dersh, I ain't buyin' it, and neither will anyone else who is rational.
81. To mr.Yitzchak
Eliyahu   (02.24.10)
Who is this Yitzchak person? Contact me through email. Houshmaster2002@aol.com. Do you know Moshe?
82. BBSNEWS- More Vicious Nonsense
Jason, Ph.D. ,   Charlotte, USA   (02.24.10)
All you 'saw' was proof that war is hell, something that everyone knows. Where is your analysis comparing the Gaza war to other wars, such as the American war in WWII? Did the U.S. committ war crimes in WW2? Does the U.S. strike in Afghanistan constiute war crimes? Without such a comparative basis for anaysis, every war in human history would constitute war crimes. Fine, you want to trash Dershowitz because he did his job as a defense attorney. Guess what, BBSNEWS, if we did not have defense attorney doing their job, there would be no judicial system in this country. Is that what you are advocating. Fine, if you do not want read Dershowitz's account. There is also an IDF rebuttal that you can read. The point is that if you do not at least attempt to look at this, you are one big biased hyprocrite. But people who actually care about real morality already know that, because you make a fool of yourself regularly in these forums. The Jewish People will do to you what they do all of their enemies: We will out-survive you.
83. To Eitan , Quatzrin on subject the Ynet did ot publish.
KATE ,   ISRAEL   (02.24.10)
One thing is pertinent and you same as others pointed it out. too. This woman was nurtured by her parents to begin with for otherwise theywould have advised her not to embark on the futile and dangeroous stupid venture acting as an ISMER. She got what she deserved and no amount of even writing about her will make any difference. The ones who should get compensation are the IDF/israel for committing this act. If I may I will now give you the REAL JEWISH RACHELS WHO WERE MUREDRED without any reason.And not this silly woman (if one looks at her pictures)she looks like demented hyena and not a good hearted person. Wasted effort and loss of life that would have endangered the driver of the buldozer high up unable to see way down below. Silly,silly woman. Why after all these past years have they deided on this venture? I'll tell you.it is because of the latest by Goldstone and the Dubai affair.and have now jumped on the same wagon. The parents can find other means to earn BLOOD MONEY.We Jews/Israelis will not care a damn what one obnoxious person decided to do,and PAID for its consequences. Now for the REAL RACHELS: ALL THE JEWISH RACHELS MURDERED BY TERRORISTS: RACHEL LEVY 17 YEARS OLD RACHEL LEVI 19, RACHEL GAVISH 19, RACHEL CHARHI MURDERED ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND,SON, AND FATHER WHILE CELEBRATING PASSOVER MEAL, RACHEL SHABO MURDERED WITH HER 3 SONS,AGED 5,13,16 WHILE AT HOME
84. #80 Everyone's biased, even you.
Yaniv ,   Israel   (02.24.10)
"I am simply not interested in "UN Watch" biased crap." No, you're only interested in UN biased crap. I was told by mainstream media about global warming was and saw blocks of ice break off and fall into the southern ocean, but later learned that this is a natural process and that Antarctica doubles in size every austral winter and melts back to its original size every summer. I saw footage of skinny polar bear on a floating piece of ice and was told that they are dying out and it's all our fault. Then I learned that polar bear numbers are at an all time high. "Before the Goldstone Report came out, myself and millions of others around the world watched the War on Gaza unfold." Yeah, and did you ever go backstage Pallywood and see what really happened? "Saw the IDF T-shirts, saw the feces graffiti, saw the death and destruction that the IDF laid onto ambulance drivers," But you didn't see the ambulance being used to transport terrorists. I have proof and video clips, but since it doesn't fit your agenda. "the White Phosphorous" No, you saw smoke and then... CUT TO: INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY Child burn victim in bed with mother. How do you like that Pallywood script? The IDF admitted to use smoke bombs with tiny harmless amounts of white phosphorus which successfully helped to conceal and save lives of our soldiers. Secondly, it was not illegal. Had you lived in Germany in the 30s and watched "Der Ewige Jude," you would've believed that too. "Saw the vile display of Israelis reviling the doctor who had three daughters killed by the IDF As he worked as a doctor in Israel." Yeah, and I saw clips of Arabs rushing kids to a building that the IDF had called and warned that they had 5 minutes to evacuate. Want the footage? "Read the 576 page Goldstone Report, it's the truth, you can keep Dersh, I ain't buyin' it, and neither will anyone else who is rational." How do you know the Goldstone Report is true? Do you think the protocols of the elders of zion is also true?
85. She should have gotten insurance b4 standing out of view
Eli ,   Jerusalem   (02.24.10)
of an E9 driver.
86. statute of limitations?
Schmitty ,   NY, NY, USA   (02.24.10)
This incident happened 7 years ago... if the parents can sue NOW after waiting this long period, Israel must have an obscenely-long statute of limitations. For instance, one has to sue within 2 years in NY for a wrongful death suit.
87. Have the parents of Rachel Corrie considered the emotional
Rivkah   (02.24.10)
damage to the driver of the bulldozer who has to carry that awful day as a heavy load the rest of his life? Well, I guess Jews have to expect to get sued wrongly after they sued O.J. Simpson wrongly when he was found INNOCENT in the death of Nicole Brown Simpson and the Goldman son. A jury found him INNOCENT after all the resources and frame machine machinations of Los Angeles County's District Attorney's office and police who hated Blacks for the Rodney King trial convictions of policemen. The Corries had a stupid daughter who was mentally deranged thinking she could stop a bulldozer. Well, when Jews wrongly sue and collect a 30 million dollar judgment against a celebrity a jury has found innocent, it is not surprising if Goyim try to do the same thing to Jews.
88. Sue parents for negligent raising of their daughter
(02.24.10)
You didn't teach her to not play in traffic, ergo, the harm she brought on herself came from her ignorance not intention by a thrid party. But isn't it such the case in sue-happy America. Sue someone else so you don't have to accept blame. I assume the court will not hear from the ISM witnesses at the scene who immediately reported saying "this was an accident. the IDF drivers always stop when they see us in front of the vehicles". Their comments were retracted by ISM shortly-thereafter. The real question is this - will a fair hearing be made when the witnesses are from groups that absolutely vilify Israel?
89. #2 - Amazingly, Caterpillar's stock has rebounded
William ,   Israel   (02.24.10)
I guess you don't have as much leverage on this multi-billion dollar company after all.
90. #5 - that's right. A criminal is a criminal
William ,   Israel   (02.24.10)
We're not blinded by race or gender here in Israel. If you pick up a rock, illegally enter closed military zones, or be just plain stupid and step in front of a bulldozer with limited driver vision....something not nice will happen to you. Not matter what your background is.
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