Israel court rejects activist death case

An Israeli court has rejected a lawsuit brought against the military by the parents of a US activist crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer as she tried to block its path in the Gaza Strip.

The bulldozer driver has said he did not see 23-year-old Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who opposed the military’s demolition of Palestinian homes.

The military deemed her death in March 2003 to be accidental, but Ms Corrie’s parents were not satisfied by the army investigation and filed a civil lawsuit against the military two years later.

But an Israeli civilian court rejected the Corries’ request for a symbolic one US dollar in damages and legal expenses.