American run over by Israeli bulldozer

[Crimson and Clover]

http://www.poetsforpeace.net/rachel_corrie.htm

Rachel Corrie, 23,

was killed on 16 March 2003 when she was run over by an Israeli bulldozer.

She was trying to stop the bulldozer from demolishing the home of a Palestinian doctor in the Gaza Strip.

Rachel joins 1,900 Palestinians who have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers since September 2000.

She'll be always in our hearts as we move on forward in PEACE


This girl was from the city right next to the city i live in. I met her once before. She was such a great person. She cared for all people.
http://www.poetsforpeace.net/rachel2.jpg

[Jem]

I heard about that. It's so sad. :(

[White_Daisy]

That's so sad, I'm so sorry

[Crimson and Clover]

the bulldozer (and many others like it) was supplied to israel by America.

[Kitt]

Another Death in Palestine

By Kara Spencer, WireTap
March 17, 2003

Rachel Corrie was a beautiful, kind, young woman. She was an artist and peace activist. She was going to graduate from college this year. She was 23 years old, and she was murdered on March 16th, 2003 in Palestine by an Israeli bulldozer.

Rachel was my friend. We met in Olympia, WA, her hometown, when we were both students at Evergreen State College. I was a freshman and she was a high school senior. She begun her senior year taking classes at the local community college, through the Headstart program, and transfered to Evergreen partway through the year. From the beginning of the year she was a frequent presence on campus. I would go over to my friends' place and she would be there drawing, painting, listening to music, or chatting while the rain fell outside.

Rachel was a friendly, open person, who was enthusiastic for life. She had deep blue eyes that conveyed intensity and passion. She was often smiling, and engaged in conversation and activity with everyone with equal compassion.

Rachel had a gift for empathy. Her sensitivity for injustice to humanity called her to work for social change on an active level. She worked to bring communities to action in positive, sustainable ways.

We danced together until sunrise at raves in Seattle, Olympia, and Portland. She read tarot cards for me in front of the fireplace. She created a huge colorful painting for me. We sat up all night talking, huddling under blankets, and laughing. We enjoyed life together, among the trees, under the stars, in the dorms, and at parties.

Rachel was vibrant. She was eager to take charge of life and seek her dreams.

We lost touch when I moved to Seattle and she went into the Conservation Corp, working long hours on the Olympic Peninsula to save money to continue school. I last saw her at a party in Olympia four years ago where we hugged, talked, danced, and promised to keep in touch.

I always think of Rachel with loving thoughts and hope that we will reconnect soon. Now, I'll never see Rachel again. Neither will her family, or her close friends, or the activists she was working intimitely with through the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace and the International Solidarity Movement.

[theshark8777]

Originally posted by Crimson_and_Clover



Rachel joins 1,900 Palestinians who have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers since September 2000.





What about the Israelis killed by Palestinian suicide bombers?
Anyone knows not to stand in front of a bulldozer when its coming at you, you will never win.

[White_Daisy]

Originally posted by theshark8777


What about the Israelis killed by Palestinian suicide bombers?
Anyone knows not to stand in front of a bulldozer when its coming at you, you will never win.

Israeli and Palestinian deaths have been around the same number. Both groups have been killing each other whether they have suicide bombers or an official army.

Anyone knows not to run over a person when someone's standing in front of you. It's called being a human.