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Rachel's last mail

Rachel Corrie and Craig Corrie Rafah, Olympia 20 March 2003

On Tuesday the British Guardian newspaper ran a series of emails from Rachel Corrie, the American peace activist killed by an Israeli army bulldozer. Here the Guardian publishs her final exchange with her father. Read more about Rachel's last mail

Activist's memorial service disrupted

Chris McGreal 19 March 2003

Israeli forces fired teargas and stun grenades yesterday in an attempt to break up a memorial service for Rachel Corrie, the American peace activist killed by an army bulldozer in Gaza on Sunday. Witnesses including several dozen foreigners and Palestinian supporters say Israeli armoured vehicles tried to disperse the gathering at the spot in Rafah refugee camp where Ms Corrie was crushed to death. Read more about Activist's memorial service disrupted

Planned House resolution to call for investigation into Rachel Corrie killing

Huwaida Arraf 19 March 2003

Congressman Brian Baird’s office arranged a press conference for the Corrie Family on the morning of 19 March 2003 on Capitol Hill, in which the congressman participated and announced his plan to introduce a resolution in Congress later this week. ISM coordinator Huwaida Arraf reports on the development. Read more about Planned House resolution to call for investigation into Rachel Corrie killing

Gas masks: Who's responsible for the Palestinians?

Jonathan Cook 19 March 2003

“As the storm clouds build over Baghdad, the Palestinians will have wait out the war, and its aftermath, without food or gas masks.” Jonathan Cook of Al-Ahram Weekly surveys the dire straits in which Palestinians under Israeli occupation now find themselves and concludes that the situation will worsen before it improves. Read more about Gas masks: Who's responsible for the Palestinians?

"On the brink of..."

Suheir Hammad 19 March 2003

“This is not a poem. This is not a threat. / This is a promise. / God has a better imagination / than all of us combined and I do not / know what form retribution will take / but I have seen karma happen and it will / again, and when it does I will chant / the names of the innocent and I will stand / with those who have kept their hands clean of blood/ and their hearts clear of hate.” Poet Suheir Hammad offers an elegy for the life and work of Rachel Corrie. Read more about "On the brink of..."

What a Week!

Sam Bahour al-Bireh 19 March 2003

IDF uses $10.2 million shopping center project under construction in Ramallah/Al-Bireh as temporary military base. Sam Bahour writes from Ramallah. Read more about What a Week!

Neither the living nor the dead

Benaz Somiry-Batrawi Columbia 19 March 2003

“The tragic death of American peace activist Rachel Corrie in Rafah refugee camp, killed when an Israeli bulldozer ran over her, came one day after millions of Americans demonstrated peacefully against war in Iraq, and only one day after I received similar tragic news from my family.” Benaz Somiry-Batrawi writes from Columbia, Missouri. Read more about Neither the living nor the dead

Human costs of non-compliance with the Fourth Geneva Convention

Maureen Lynch 19 March 2003

With war in Iraq looming, a war that may lead to the U.S. accepting similar legal responsibilities as the Occupying Power, the Israeli precedent highlights the human costs of non-compliance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, writes Maureen Lynch, director of research of Refugees International. Read more about Human costs of non-compliance with the Fourth Geneva Convention

Four eyewitnesses describe the murder of Rachel Corrie

Tom Dale, Greg Schnabel, Richard Purssell and Joe Smith 19 March 2003

American peace activist Rachel Corrie was murdered by an Israeli bulldozer driver on 16 March 2003 while attempting to defend a Palestinian doctor’s home from demolition. Four of the seven other International Solidarity Movement members present have written down their recollections of the incident: Tom Dale (US), Greg Schnabel (UK), Richard Purssell (UK), and Joe Smith (US). Courtesy of the International Solidarity Movement. Read more about Four eyewitnesses describe the murder of Rachel Corrie

"I made them a stadium in the middle of the camp"

Tsadok Yeheskeli 31 May 2002

This interview was first published in Yediot Aharonot, Israel’s most widely circulated tabloid paper, on 31 May 2002. It is an eyewitness testimony concerning what happened in Jenin, as told by a member of the Israeli military who was proud of his actions. Shortly after publication, the unit to which the man belongs received from the army command received an official citation for outstanding service. Courtesy of Gush Shalom. Read more about "I made them a stadium in the middle of the camp"