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Rachel Corrie

Posted on Tuesday June 13, 2006

American student Rachel Corrie, 23 was killed March 16, 2003. She was run over by an Israeli bulldozer while peacefully trying to stop it from illegally destroying a Palestinian home in the Rafah refugee camp. Rachel stood in front of the bulldozer in a bright orange jacket, shouting into a megaphone and waving for it to stop.

“You Just Can’t Imagine It Unless You See It”
In these excerpts from an e-mail Rachel sent to her family on February 7, 2003, she writes of how Palestinians are horribly affected by the very Israeli policies, including house demolitions, that ended Rachel’s life. Not knowing she would be killed just five weeks later, she speaks of how fortunate she feels as a US citizen to be immune from the troubles Palestinian face.

Rachel Corrie Scholarship

Evergreen College has established a Middle East Justice Scholarship in memory of Rachel Corrie for students working to further Middle East understanding. Here’s more information and how you can make a donation.

Rachel Corrie & AAI In the News…

Rachel Corrie’s Words
by James Zogby, Washington Watch, March 27, 2006

Rachel’s Words: An Event to Honor the Words and Life of Rachel Corrie
AAI Press Release, March 20, 2006

AAI Calls for Independent Investigation into Death of American Activist
AAI Press Release, March 18, 2003

Rachel Corrie Put a Local Face on Faraway Suffering
by Robert Jamieson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 19, 2003

Rachel Corrie: A Different Kind of American Liberator
by James Zogby, Washington Watch, March 24, 2003