You may have heard about a young American girl, brutally killed (crushed to death), while trying to stop an US-made Israeli bulldozer which destroying all the Palestinian's homes. Her name is Rachel Corrie. She was 24 yrs old at the time and yesterday was 6 yrs anniversary of her death. She was part of the Palestinian struggle for freedom, part of it’s history of painful losses. In death, she receives more attention than the killing of hundreds of Muslims. And because of that , the attention to the conflict in Palestine is much more known to the rest of the world. She's a hero to the Palestinians and May she rest in peace. Amen. However, her anniversary was marred yesterday by another casualty. Tristan Anderson, an activist, was hit in the head by a tear gas cannister, while protesting in the West Bank. These people are the Palestinian's angels. They are the 1s who go all the way so that 1 day peace will come shine on the Palestinians.
Other Resources :
- Remember Rachel Corrie
- Rachel Corrie Interview - 2 days before her death
- Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice
- Let Me Stand Alone (book website)
- Statement from the family of Rachel Corrie on the 6th anniversary of her death
- The closest eye witness account on the murder of Rachel Corrie
- CNN: Israeli bulldozer kills American protester
- Remembering Rachel Corrie
- Rachel was bulldozed to death, but her words are a spur to action
2 comments:
yeap. i remember rachel corrie. i saw a picture of her standing in the path of the bulldozer right before she was killed. but i don't remember whether it was in the newspaper or on the internet. i think it was in the newspaper.
miaomiao : yeah wat happened after that pic taken is gruesome... that time it was on the frontpage of theStar i think and in the news . but afer awhile the sotry about her was buried by bush's war on terror... she is regarded as a hero to every palestinians..
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