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October 22, 2010

Bulldozer Driver Testifies at Corrie Wrongful Death Trial
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A wrongful death case brought by the family of the slain American peace
activist Rachel Corrie, meanwhile, has resumed in Israel. Corrie was
crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza seven years ago as
she stood in front of a Palestinian home to help prevent its demolition.
An internal Israeli army investigation exonerated the soldiers involved.
On Thursday, the driver of the bulldozer testified in court for the
first time but spoke from behind a partition to protect his identity.
Appearing on CNN International, Rachel Corrie’s mother, Cindy Corrie,
criticized the secretive proceedings.

Cindy Corrie: "This is the second witness that we’ve seen testify behind
a screen. And we felt that it was disassociating in a way. It distanced
this person from us. I hoped to see a whole human being today and to
hear from a whole human being. Instead, we got the words—sometimes
pretty conflicted, pretty confused words—from this person behind
the screen."

In his testimony, the driver said he couldn’t remember several basic
details of Rachel Corrie’s killing, including the time of day when it
occurred.