Rachel Corrie was killed by Israel's illegal wall

[BowlingForPalestine]

Rachel Corrie was killed by Israel's illegal wall

By Steve Niva
Special to The Times


A year has passed since Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American peace activist from Olympia, was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer while nonviolently trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian house in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli government has refused to release its entire June 2003 military police investigation report to the United States but continues to claim that her death was simply an "unfortunate accident," despite the testimony of six eyewitnesses who claim that Corrie, with her bright orange jacket, was clearly visible to the bulldozer drivers, and that the bulldozer lifted her up and drove over her repeatedly with its plow down.

It is no wonder that the Corrie family is urging Congress to pass House Concurrent Resolution 111, which calls upon the "United States government to undertake a full, fair, and expeditious investigation into the death of Rachel Corrie."

Yet, while questions remain about the details of her death, there should be no question about its ultimate cause. Corrie was killed by Israel's wall.

Most Palestinian homes in Rafah, including the one Corrie was killed defending, are being demolished daily by Israeli bulldozers to make way for a massive, 6-meter-high, steel wall Israel is building along the Egyptian border with Rafah.

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Corrie's death reminds us of the need to unite and demand an immediate end to violence against all citizens, whether Israeli, Palestinian or, in this case, American.



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Rachel Corrie - Murdered by IDF bulldozer