Statement from the family of Rachel Corrie on the 12th anniversary of Rachel’s stand in Gaza
The Corrie Family | March 16, 2015 Today, the twelfth anniversary of our daughter and sister Rachel’s stand and death in Gaza, we find ourselves back where our journey for accountability in her case began – in Washington DC. We have come for meetings at the Department of State and in Congress and, also, to to join our colleagues in pursuit of a just peace in Israel/Palestine at the national meeting of Jewish Voice for Peace.
Rachel was crushed to death March 16, 2003, by an Israeli military, US-funded, Caterpillar D9R bulldozer in Rafah, Gaza, while nonviolently protesting the impending demolition of the home of a Palestinian family. This was one of thousands of homes eventually destroyed in Gaza in clearing demolitions, described in the 2004 Human Rights Watch Report, Razing Rafah
The failure of the Israeli court system to hold its soldiers, officers, and government accountable does not represent a failure on our part. Rachel, herself, went to Rafah looking for justice – a forward looking justice in which all people in the region would enjoy the freedoms, rights, opportunities, and obligations that we each demand for ourselves. The facts uncovered in our legal effort in Israel, and the clear evidence of the Israeli court’s complicity in the occupation revealed in the outcome, lay important legal groundwork for the future. As we look back at Selma fifty years ago and Ferguson today, we realize that our own civil rights struggle is not won in a single march or court case. It is ongoing. As our family continues our journey for justice, we thank those across the U.S., the world, and in Palestine and Israel who travel with us. Together, we will find justice for Rachel – both the justice she deserves and the justice for which she stood.
Thank you so much Joe for sharing. There are not enough words…..
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Memorial to Rachel Corrie Omits Information About Her Death http://richardedmondson.net/2014/04/09/memorial-to-rachel-corrie-omits-information-about-her-death/
Israel, We Won’t Forget Rachel http://www.ifamericansknew.org/cur_sit/corrie.html
Israeli Supreme Court to hear Rachel Corrie appeal http://palsolidarity.org/2014/05/israeli-supreme-court-to-hear-rachel-corrie-appeal/?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Weekly+Digest
Human Rights Groups Urge Israel to End Impunity for Killing of Rachel Corrie http://www.ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/human-rights-groups-urge-israel-end-impunity-killing-of-rachel-corrie
Maya Angelou, Rachel Corrie and the struggle for justice http://www.redressonline.com/2014/05/maya-angelou-rachel-corrie-and-the-struggle-for-justice/
Rachel Corrie: American Peace Activist Killed by Israeli Bulldozer
https://cj303addict.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/rachel-corrie-american-peace-activist-killed-by-israeli-bulldozer/
Rachel Corrie’s family loses appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court https://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2015/02/12/rachel-corries-family-loses-appeal-to-israels-supreme-court/
Israel: Rachel Corrie committed suicide http://rehmat1.com/2015/02/13/israel-rachel-corrie-committed-suicide/
Rachel Corrie’s Family Protests Israeli Court’s Absolution of IOF Responsibility https://uprootedpalestinians.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/rachel-corries-family-protests-israeli-courts-absolution-of-iof-responsibility/
Israeli Supreme Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Suit in Rachel Corrie Case http://richardedmondson.net/2015/02/14/israeli-supreme-court-dismisses-wrongful-death-suit-in-rachel-corrie-case/
Israeli Supreme Court Rules That It was Okay for Israeli Terror Forces to Crush American Activist Rachel Corrie with a Bulldozer https://cj303addict.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/israeli-supreme-court-rules-that-it-was-okay-for-israeli-terror-forces-to-crush-american-activist-rachel-corrie-with-a-bulldozer/
Activists commemorating Rachel Corrie’s death attacked in West Bank – See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/activists-commemorating-death-rachel-corrie-attacked-west-bank-2144484839#sthash.mGODJqik.dpuf
Activists commemorating Rachel Corrie’s death attacked in West Bank – See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/activists-commemorating-death-rachel-corrie-attacked-west-bank-2144484839#sthash.mGODJqik.dpuf http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/activists-commemorating-death-rachel-corrie-attacked-west-bank-2144484839
Family of slain US activist blasts Israeli court ruling http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/slain-activist-family-blasts-israeli-court-ruling-150213080936552.html
Statement from the family of Rachel Corrie on the 12th anniversary of Rachel’s stand in Gaza
The Corrie Family | March 16, 2015 Today, the twelfth anniversary of our daughter and sister Rachel’s stand and death in Gaza, we find ourselves back where our journey for accountability in her case began – in Washington DC. We have come for meetings at the Department of State and in Congress and, also, to to join our colleagues in pursuit of a just peace in Israel/Palestine at the national meeting of Jewish Voice for Peace.
Rachel was crushed to death March 16, 2003, by an Israeli military, US-funded, Caterpillar D9R bulldozer in Rafah, Gaza, while nonviolently protesting the impending demolition of the home of a Palestinian family. This was one of thousands of homes eventually destroyed in Gaza in clearing demolitions, described in the 2004 Human Rights Watch Report, Razing Rafah
The failure of the Israeli court system to hold its soldiers, officers, and government accountable does not represent a failure on our part. Rachel, herself, went to Rafah looking for justice – a forward looking justice in which all people in the region would enjoy the freedoms, rights, opportunities, and obligations that we each demand for ourselves. The facts uncovered in our legal effort in Israel, and the clear evidence of the Israeli court’s complicity in the occupation revealed in the outcome, lay important legal groundwork for the future. As we look back at Selma fifty years ago and Ferguson today, we realize that our own civil rights struggle is not won in a single march or court case. It is ongoing. As our family continues our journey for justice, we thank those across the U.S., the world, and in Palestine and Israel who travel with us. Together, we will find justice for Rachel – both the justice she deserves and the justice for which she stood.
Thank you so much Joe for sharing. There are not enough words…..
Why just one Rachel Corrie ?
http://justice4germans.com/2015/02/25/former-german-lawyer-sylvia-stolz-has-been-jailed-again/