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Demonstration in commemoration of Land Day

Posted on: March 30, 2013
Farmers watched by Israeli Occupation Forces

30th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Burin, Occupied Palestine

By Team Nablus

On the 30th March 1976, Palestinian citizens of Israel instigated demonstrations in protest at Israeli government plans to confiscate large amounts of Palestinian land in the Galilee region for new Israeli settlements. The thousands of people who took part in non-violent general strikes, demonstrations and marches were violently attacked by the Israeli military, who injured many hundreds and killed six young Palestinian men. Farmers watched by Israeli Occupation Forces

Thirty-seven years later, Israeli land-grabs continue and … Continue reading


Updated on March 30, 2013
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Remembering Rachel Corrie

Posted on: March 19, 2013
Tree planting with Rachel Corrie posters in Asira al Qibliya

19th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus , Occupied Palestine

Team Nablus

On March 16th 2013, the International Solidarity Movement was joined by the International Women’s Peace Service and the Tanweer Center in commemorating the death of Rachel Corrie – an American peace activist and former member of the ISM. Tree planting with Rachel Corrie posters in Asira al Qibliya
Rachel was killed in 2003 in Rafah in the south Gaza strip, crushed by an Israeli military bulldozer while trying to protect a … Continue reading


Updated on March 19, 2013
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Remembering Rachel Corrie – 10 years on

Posted on: March 16, 2013
Remembering Rachel Corrie – 10 years on

16th March 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine

American activist Rachel Corrie was killed in Gaza ten years ago today.

The International Solidarity Movement write this message in her memory.

Rachel, a 23 year old woman from Olympia, Washington, was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer on the 16th March 2003, whilst protesting non-violently against the demolition of a Palestinian house by Israeli forces. As an activist she spoke out about the injustices that she saw in Gaza.

“I feel like I’m witnessing the systematic destruction of a people’s ability to survive. … Continue reading


Updated on March 16, 2013
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Farmers attacked by Israeli army and settlers, preventing them from planting olive trees in memory of Rachel Corrie

Posted on: March 12, 2013
Olive tree with image of Rachel Corrie being planted in Asira (Photo by ISM)

12th March 2013 International Solidarity Movement, Occupied Palestine

By Lisa Marchant

Olive tree with image of Rachel Corrie being planted in Asira (Photo by ISM)
Farmers peacefully planting olive trees in the land of Asira al Qiblya were today disrupted by Israeli soldiers who halted the planting. The presence of Palestinians on their own land also attracted the attention of illegal settlers from the nearby settlement of Yizhar, leading to them attacking Palestinians farmers and volunteers, throwing and … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2013
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Justice for Rachel Corrie

Posted on: January 20, 2013
Justice for Rachel Corrie

Cindy and Craig Corrie talk about their struggle for accountability for Rachel’s death

Abby Martin speaks with Cindy and Craig Corrie, parents of slain activist Rachel Corrie, about their case against the Israeli government and their fight for social justice worldwide through the Rachel Corrie Foundation.


Updated on January 21, 2013
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Take Action: Verdict in Corrie Case Requires U.S. Investigation

Posted on: September 20, 2012
Take Action: Verdict in Corrie Case Requires U.S. Investigation

September 19 2012 | US Campaign to End the Occupation

Urge the U.S. Government to Investigate Israel’s Attacks on Rachel and Others

Rachel Corrie

Rachel Corrie was a U.S. citizen and a human rights defender committed to ending Israel’s illegal demolition of Palestinian homes. According to the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions,Israel has demolished an estimated 27,000 Palestinian structures in Occupied Palestinian Territory since 1967.

Rachel was killed by the Israeli military with a U.S.-taxpayer funded Caterpillar D9 bulldozer on March 16, 2003, in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, while seeking to protect … Continue reading


Updated on September 20, 2012
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Rachel Corrie: Blaming the victim

Posted on: September 4, 2012
Rachel Corrie on March 16,2003

Attorney Hussein Abu Hussein, who represented Rachel Corrie’s family in its suit against Israel, says they knew from the beginning that it would be an uphill battle to find truth and justice in an Israeli court.

By Hussein Abu Hussein

02 September, 2012 | Haaretz

On Tuesday, Judge Oded Gershon of the Haifa District Court dismissed the civil lawsuit I brought on behalf of Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for the unlawful killing of their daughter, an American peace activist and human rights defender who legally entered Gaza to live with Palestinian families in Rafah whose homes were threatened … Continue reading


Updated on September 5, 2012
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Judge blaming Rachel Corrie for her own death highlights Israel’s impunity, family says

Posted on: August 28, 2012
Rachel Corrie

By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours

28 August 2012 | Electronic Intifada, Haifa

Rachel Corrie

The Haifa District court ruled earlier today that the Israeli military is not responsible for killing American activist Rachel Corrie, and that Corrie was to blame for her own death.

“Even when she saw the mount of earth moving towards her, she did not move away. The accident was caused by the deceased,” said Israeli Judge Oded Gershon, as he read out a summary of the 62-page ruling in front of a packed courthouse and with … Continue reading


Updated on August 28, 2012
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ISM’s response to the Rachel Corrie verdict

Posted on: August 28, 2012
Rachel Corrie on March 16, 2003

Rachel Corrie on March 16, 2003

The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is deeply concerned by the verdict of Judge Oded Gershon that absolved Israel’s military and state of the 2003 murder of American ISM activist Rachel Corrie. Rachel was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip.

Despite the American administration stating that the Israeli military investigation had not been “thorough, credible and … Continue reading


Updated on August 30, 2012
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Gaza activists: #RememberRachel and support #BDS

Posted on: August 28, 2012

Palestinians in Gaza support the Corrie family on the eve of the verdict in their lawsuit against Israel over its 2003 killing of their daughter Rachel, as well as divestment from Caterpillar and the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.


Updated on August 28, 2012
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