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- ↑ Sherwood, Harriet (August 28, 2012). "Rachel Corrie's death was an accident, Israeli judge rules". The Guardian. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Rachel Corrie: a memory that refuses to die". The Guardian. August 28, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Court dismisses damages claim in Rachel Corrie case". The Times of Israel. August 28, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Israeli bulldozer kills American protester". CNN. March 25, 2003. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- 1 2 Rachel - Catalogue sheet Berlinale Film Festival 2009 https://www.berlinale.de/external/programme/archive/pdf/20096429.pdf
- ↑ Houpt, Simon (2009-05-04). "The 23-year-old activist who became a lightning rod". The Globe and Mail . Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ↑ Rorschach "Rachel" http://www.salon.com/2009/05/03/rachel_2
- ↑ Matthai Kuruvila (2009-07-25). "Documentary sparks uproar at Jewish film fest". San Francisco Chronicle.
