...The first featured speaker of the briefing was Maria LaHood, Deputy Legal Director at the Center for Constitutional Rights. LaHood filed a lawsuit against Caterpillar, Inc. on behalf of Rachel Corrie, a US citizen who was crushed to death by a bulldozer as she tried to prevent a Palestinian home from being demolished in the Gaza Strip in 2003. LaHood recounted how the US government failed to investigate her death even after it concluded that Israel’s own investigation was inadequate. ...

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