On March 16, 2003, 23-year-old Rachel Corrie and several others were protesting against the demolition of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah. The Israeli government claimed that militants were using the structures to fire on soldiers, but Corrie and her fellow members of the International Solidarity Movement wanted to protect the families who lived in Rafah. When a bulldozer started to approach the home of a family Corrie was staying with, she stepped in front of the machine and began shouting through a bullhorn so it would stop — but the driver continued forward, crushing Corrie to death.
The operators claimed they didn’t see Corrie because she was concealed behind a pile of debris. However, others there said Corrie was wearing a neon orange jacket and was clearly visible. One man later recalled, “Her head and upper torso were above the bulldozer’s blade, and the bulldozer operator and co-operator could clearly see her. Despite this, the operator continued forward, which caused her to fall back, and out of view of the driver… she tried to scoot back, but she was quickly pulled underneath the bulldozer.” Israeli officials ultimately ruled Corrie’s death an accident.
Go inside the untimely killing of an American peace activist by Israel: https://allthatsinteresting.com/rachel-corrie
Less known is Dr. Yehuda Hiss of Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine who was accused of organ harvesting Palestinians (2009 Aftonbladet Israel controversy) did the autopsy for Rachel Corrie. He was fired for his job because of several allegations he was organ harvesting Israelis and one Scottish tourist. Although he was fired twice. First as the head of the institute, but was still chief pathologist and then eventually fired from the institute all together. Both times it was members of the Israeli government that were trying to get him fired.
Organ harvesting of Israelis mentioned by Israel National News https://archive.is/gwX6N (Sep 26, 2005)
“According to the arrangement, the prosecution will request that Prof. Hiss receive only a reprimand for his involvement in the unauthorized removal of parts from 125 bodies. In exchange, Hiss will admit to the acts. The plea bargain is subject to the approval of the court.”
“According to evidence submitted in the past, Abu Kabir had a “museum of skulls” set up by Dr. Hiss that included the skulls of IDF soldiers that had been shot in the head. He has also been investigated for selling organs and falsifying testimony.”
This is from the Jewish newspaper, The Forward. https://archive.is/ttGa4
“The allegations against Hiss first came to light in 1998, after a Scottish tourist suspected of drug dealing died in a holding cell at Ben Gurion International Airport. After an autopsy in Israel that was overseen by Hiss, the Scotsman’s body was returned to his family, who had a second autopsy performed — which discovered that the dead man was missing his heart and a small bone at the base of his tongue. The family sued, and the scandal was well publicized in Israel and Scotland.”
