David Bromwich | Huffington Post Today is the sixth anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie. On March 16, 2003, in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, she was run over by an armor-plated Caterpillar bulldozer, a machine sold by the ...
Read More »Hundreds Salute International Solidarity Movement, Rachel Corrie’s Parents
Pat and Samir Twair | Washington Report on Middle East Affairs The world was shocked March 16 by photos of International Solidarity Movement volunteer Rachel Corrie standing before an Israeli bulldozer that, seconds later, crushed her to death. The international ...
Read More »L.A. Times: In West Bank, a risky quest for peace
Ruth Morris | Los Angeles Times Activists’ use of human shields is questioned after two members are killed by Israeli forces. TULKARM, West Bank – Wearing sandals and amber-colored earrings in a region where soldiers don bulletproof vests, Radhika Sainath ...
Read More »International Solidarity Movement activist seriously injured in Jenin
Palestine Red Crescent Society Press Release http://www.palestinercs.org/pressreleases/PR050403WBRR.htm Jenin – (5 April 2003): At approximately 7:23 pm, PRCS Emergency Medical Services (EMS) received a call to respond to an injured person near the town’s main square. Within several minutes a PRCS ...
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