Friday, May 7, 2010

General 'tried to cover up truth about death of Rachel Corrie'



Israeli "war hero" accused of suppressing testimony that could reveal what really happened to Gaza activist

By Ben Lynfield
The Independent

"Seven years after the American activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza, evidence has emerged which appears to implicate Israel's Gaza commander at the time, in an attempt to obstruct the official investigation into her death.


The alleged intervention of Major-General Doron Almog, then head of Israel's southern command, is documented in testimony taken by Israeli military police a day after Ms Corrie was killed on March 16, 2003. The hand written affidavit, seen by The Independent, was submitted as evidence during a civil law suit being pursued by the Corrie family against the state of Israel......"

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