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Cindy and Craig drained their savings. They spent about $200,000 on travel, legal costs, translation services, and other expenses. Their struggle for justice continues.
Sarah Corrie Simpson met with representatives in over 200 congressional offices. She said:
"I hope someday (the bulldozer operator) will have the courage to sit down in front of me and tell me what he saw and what he feels."Before the verdict, Craig said:
"You don't really close a wound like this, but it certainly is a big milestone."
For days ahead of the ruling, he carried a photo of the then six-year old Palestinian girl whose home Rachel tried to protect. "I think this (picture) in some ways is more hopeful," he said. "She deserves a future that we all want for our children."
AP said their case was "the first civil lawsuit of a foreigner harmed by Israel's military to conclude in a full civilian trial." Others were settled out of court.
Rachel was an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) volunteer. It's a nonviolent, direct-action Palestinian movement against occupation and injustice.
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