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Trial Begins Over Death Of U.S. Activist In Gaza
Posted on 11 Mar 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HAIFA, Israel – (AP) The family of an American activist crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza is suing Israel. The parents of Rachel Corrie are seeking compensation from Israel's Defense Ministry for the death of their daughter... Read More

High Court To Hear U.S. Passport Dispute Over Jerusalem
Posted on 3 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from an American born in Jerusalem over whether he can have Israel listed as his birthplace on his passport even though U.S. policy does not recognize the once-divided city as belonging... Read More

Austrian Jews Say They Have Sued Israeli Archive
Posted on 24 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

VIENNA - (AP) Austria's Jewish community says it's taking an Israeli archive to court to force it to return a trove of historical documents. President Ariel Muzicant says the Vienna-based group filed a lawsuit in an Israeli court about three weeks... Read More

Palestinian Authority Settles Rhode Island Lawsuit
Posted on 15 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - (AP) The Palestinian Authority has settled a federal lawsuit in Rhode Island over the shooting deaths 15 years ago of a couple returning home from a wedding in Israel, according to court papers filed Monday. The documents don't... Read More

Israeli Officer Testifies In U.S. Activist Lawsuit
Posted on 4 Apr 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HAIFA, Israel - (AP) An Israeli military commander testifying Sunday in a civil lawsuit over the death of American activist in the Gaza Strip eight years ago said the young woman and other activists ignored army warnings to move before she was crushed... Read More