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A little Syrian boy given water by rescue workers in Antakya. So many children like little Mohamed are still alive, in dire need of rescue across Turkiye and Syria.
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The last hug a father gave
his son. They were found crushed under the rubble after the earthquake. Father held to protect his son even in his last moments.
#Turkey
his son. They were found crushed under the rubble after the earthquake. Father held to protect his son even in his last moments.
#Turkey
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Firefighters rescued a one-year-old girl from the rubble in #earthquake-hit southern #Turkey
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#CCTVFootage Two heroic Turkish nurses rush to Gaziantep intensive care unit to keep children safe.
#TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeQuakes #TurkeySyriaEarthquake #Syria
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The settlers crimes (The Program)
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli settlers have carried out at least 300 attacks, including shootings and arson, in a rampage through Palestinian villages in the Nablus area of the occupied West Bank. "The program"
A 37-year-old Palestinian man identified as Samih al-Aqtash was shot in the stomach on Sunday night by settlers protected by the Israeli army in the village of Zaatara south of Nablus. He died of his injuries. The father of five returned home five days ago after volunteering to help earthquake survivors in Turkey.
At least 390 Palestinians were injured in the settler rampage across the villages of Huwara, Zaatara, Burin and Asira al-Qibliya – all south of Nablus.
The majority were wounded from tear gas fired by the Israeli army as well as smoke inhalation from widespread fires set by the settlers.
Palestinian media reported stabbings and attacks with metal rods and rocks. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said one person was in hospital after being beaten in the head with a rock, causing fractures to the skull. Another person suffered a beating with a metal rod to the face.
The violence is “barbaric”.
Yesterday we witnessed a new level of colonising settler crimes, where they aggressively attacked everything.
literally shops, people, supermarkets, houses, trees, cars, car garages,
They tried to enter the houses. They burned almost everything.
The settlers “were 100 percent protected by the Israeli army”.
At least 30 Palestinian homes and 100 cars were set on fire by settlers.
unprecedented in terms of size and the short amount of time in which it took place, adding that the Israeli army was a “partner” in the attacks.
The Israeli who was killed was also a US citizen (State Department spokesman) Many US and Canadians arrived in Palestine to carry out attacks against Palestinians.
Earlier on Monday Israel deployed hundreds more soldiers to the occupied West Bank. Huwara, the main southern entrance into Nablus, was closed.
The violence has been widely condemned by local and international politicians, NGOs and human rights groups.
Scenes of burning houses and cars, assault on citizens, preventing fire trucks from reaching burned houses and assaulting ambulances transporting patients and injured – all these crimes must face international intervention soon to hold the occupation authorities and stop them,
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said in a statement. Nablus Israeli rights groups Peace Now and B’Tselem described the attacks as a settler ‘pogrom’
“We hold the occupation authorities fully responsible for these heinous crimes, which reflect a systematic policy practiced by the Israeli government, whose ministers demonstrate their support for those crimes in violation of international laws,” he said, adding that a ministerial committee will be formed to compensate the people affected.
The Ramallah-based Al Haq rights groups said the attack was the “result of decades long impunity enjoyed by Israel & settlers for international crimes committed against Palestinians”.
Sami Abu Shahadeh, a Palestinian politician in the Israeli parliament, said: “The Zionist pogrom taking place in Huwara is a consequence of the Israeli government’s Jewish supremacist political platform.”
The Israeli rights groups Peace Now and B’Tselem also described the attacks as a settler “pogrom” supported by the Israeli government.
A number of foreign governments, including the United States and France, also issued condemnations on the attacks (Fuck y'all just condemned no action) #FuckUS #FuckFrance
Israeli settler attacks have consistently been rising for the past six years. Attacks on villages in the Nablus area, where there is a heavy settler concentration, have been increasing and becoming more organised over the past year.
Many of these incidents have been recorded on video that shows the attacks taking place under the protection or in coordination with the Israeli army, sometimes with soldiers and settlers shooting side by side.
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Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli settlers have carried out at least 300 attacks, including shootings and arson, in a rampage through Palestinian villages in the Nablus area of the occupied West Bank. "The program"
A 37-year-old Palestinian man identified as Samih al-Aqtash was shot in the stomach on Sunday night by settlers protected by the Israeli army in the village of Zaatara south of Nablus. He died of his injuries. The father of five returned home five days ago after volunteering to help earthquake survivors in Turkey.
At least 390 Palestinians were injured in the settler rampage across the villages of Huwara, Zaatara, Burin and Asira al-Qibliya – all south of Nablus.
The majority were wounded from tear gas fired by the Israeli army as well as smoke inhalation from widespread fires set by the settlers.
Palestinian media reported stabbings and attacks with metal rods and rocks. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said one person was in hospital after being beaten in the head with a rock, causing fractures to the skull. Another person suffered a beating with a metal rod to the face.
The violence is “barbaric”.
Yesterday we witnessed a new level of colonising settler crimes, where they aggressively attacked everything.
literally shops, people, supermarkets, houses, trees, cars, car garages,
They tried to enter the houses. They burned almost everything.
The settlers “were 100 percent protected by the Israeli army”.
At least 30 Palestinian homes and 100 cars were set on fire by settlers.
unprecedented in terms of size and the short amount of time in which it took place, adding that the Israeli army was a “partner” in the attacks.
The Israeli who was killed was also a US citizen (State Department spokesman) Many US and Canadians arrived in Palestine to carry out attacks against Palestinians.
Earlier on Monday Israel deployed hundreds more soldiers to the occupied West Bank. Huwara, the main southern entrance into Nablus, was closed.
The violence has been widely condemned by local and international politicians, NGOs and human rights groups.
Scenes of burning houses and cars, assault on citizens, preventing fire trucks from reaching burned houses and assaulting ambulances transporting patients and injured – all these crimes must face international intervention soon to hold the occupation authorities and stop them,
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said in a statement. Nablus Israeli rights groups Peace Now and B’Tselem described the attacks as a settler ‘pogrom’
“We hold the occupation authorities fully responsible for these heinous crimes, which reflect a systematic policy practiced by the Israeli government, whose ministers demonstrate their support for those crimes in violation of international laws,” he said, adding that a ministerial committee will be formed to compensate the people affected.
The Ramallah-based Al Haq rights groups said the attack was the “result of decades long impunity enjoyed by Israel & settlers for international crimes committed against Palestinians”.
Sami Abu Shahadeh, a Palestinian politician in the Israeli parliament, said: “The Zionist pogrom taking place in Huwara is a consequence of the Israeli government’s Jewish supremacist political platform.”
The Israeli rights groups Peace Now and B’Tselem also described the attacks as a settler “pogrom” supported by the Israeli government.
A number of foreign governments, including the United States and France, also issued condemnations on the attacks (Fuck y'all just condemned no action) #FuckUS #FuckFrance
Israeli settler attacks have consistently been rising for the past six years. Attacks on villages in the Nablus area, where there is a heavy settler concentration, have been increasing and becoming more organised over the past year.
Many of these incidents have been recorded on video that shows the attacks taking place under the protection or in coordination with the Israeli army, sometimes with soldiers and settlers shooting side by side.
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“2022 is the sixth year of consecutive annual increase in the number of Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.”
“Disturbing evidence of Israeli forces frequently facilitating, supporting and participating in settler attacks, makes it difficult to discern between Israeli settler and state violence. Armed and masked Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians in their homes, attacking children on their way to school, destroying property and burning olive groves, and terrorising entire communities with complete impunity,”
In recent weeks, matters on the ground have become particularly tense after Israel carried out several large-scale raids in Palestinian cities, killing dozens of Palestinians.
On Wednesday, Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians and wounded more than 100, the majority with live ammunition, during a raid on Nablus. It was the largest Palestinian death toll in a single Israeli military operation since 2005.
Less than a month prior, the Israeli army killed 10 Palestinians during an attack on the Jenin refugee camp, including two children and a 61-year-old woman.
The Israeli army and settlers have killed 67 Palestinians since the start of 2023, including 13 children.
The developments on Sunday in Nablus happened during talks between Palestinian Authority and Israeli officials at the Red Sea port of Aqaba. Representatives from the US and Egypt also attended the meeting, which was condemned and rejected by many Palestinians.
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“Disturbing evidence of Israeli forces frequently facilitating, supporting and participating in settler attacks, makes it difficult to discern between Israeli settler and state violence. Armed and masked Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians in their homes, attacking children on their way to school, destroying property and burning olive groves, and terrorising entire communities with complete impunity,”
In recent weeks, matters on the ground have become particularly tense after Israel carried out several large-scale raids in Palestinian cities, killing dozens of Palestinians.
On Wednesday, Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians and wounded more than 100, the majority with live ammunition, during a raid on Nablus. It was the largest Palestinian death toll in a single Israeli military operation since 2005.
Less than a month prior, the Israeli army killed 10 Palestinians during an attack on the Jenin refugee camp, including two children and a 61-year-old woman.
The Israeli army and settlers have killed 67 Palestinians since the start of 2023, including 13 children.
The developments on Sunday in Nablus happened during talks between Palestinian Authority and Israeli officials at the Red Sea port of Aqaba. Representatives from the US and Egypt also attended the meeting, which was condemned and rejected by many Palestinians.
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Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians by the numbers
On February 26, at least 400 Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian villages in Nablus, including Hawara, killing one man and injuring hundreds of others. Settlers burned down more than 30 homes and at least 100 cars while beating Palestinians with metal rods and rocks.
On March 1, Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister who also handles civil administration in the occupied West Bank, said Hawara should be “wiped out”.
What are Israeli settlements?
Israeli settlements are Jewish communities built on Palestinian land. Between 600,000 and 750,000 Israeli settlers live in at least 250 settlements and outposts built by the Israeli government and settlers, across the occupied Palestinian West Bank and East Jerusalem.
That is equivalent to roughly 11 percent of the total Jewish Israeli population. They live beyond the “internationally recognised” borders of their state, on Palestinian land that Israel militarily occupied in 1967 and continues to do so until today. Settlers also lived in the besieged Gaza Strip until 2005, when they were evacuated.
Israeli settlements are illegal under international law as they violate the Fourth Geneva Convention, which bans an occupying power from transferring its population to the area it occupies. This is for a variety of reasons, including protecting civilians from the theft of resources by the occupying power and to prevent changes in the demographic makeup of the occupied territory.
The majority of settlers are armed and Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem suffer from hundreds of Israeli settler attacks each year. Such attacks, which include shootings, stabbings, arson, beatings and rock-throwing, have become more organised over the past few years. Every year, thousands of Palestinian trees and cars are burned by these settlers.
Increasing number of settler attacks
Between 2010 and 2019, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs recorded at least 2,955 settler attacks, in which at least 22 Palestinians were killed, and at least 1,258 others were injured. The governorates of Nablus, Hebron and Ramallah had the highest number of incidents.
Here are the names and locations of the Palestinians killed by Israeli settlers since the start of 2023:
January 11 – Sanad Samamreh, 18, Hebron
January 21 – Tariq Maali, 42, Ramallah
January 29 – Karam Salman, 18, Qalqilya
February 11 – Mithqal Rayan, 27, Salfit
February 26 – Samih al-Aqtash, 37, Nablus
On February 26, at least 400 Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian villages in Nablus, including Hawara, killing one man and injuring hundreds of others. Settlers burned down more than 30 homes and at least 100 cars while beating Palestinians with metal rods and rocks.
On March 1, Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister who also handles civil administration in the occupied West Bank, said Hawara should be “wiped out”.
What are Israeli settlements?
Israeli settlements are Jewish communities built on Palestinian land. Between 600,000 and 750,000 Israeli settlers live in at least 250 settlements and outposts built by the Israeli government and settlers, across the occupied Palestinian West Bank and East Jerusalem.
That is equivalent to roughly 11 percent of the total Jewish Israeli population. They live beyond the “internationally recognised” borders of their state, on Palestinian land that Israel militarily occupied in 1967 and continues to do so until today. Settlers also lived in the besieged Gaza Strip until 2005, when they were evacuated.
Israeli settlements are illegal under international law as they violate the Fourth Geneva Convention, which bans an occupying power from transferring its population to the area it occupies. This is for a variety of reasons, including protecting civilians from the theft of resources by the occupying power and to prevent changes in the demographic makeup of the occupied territory.
The majority of settlers are armed and Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem suffer from hundreds of Israeli settler attacks each year. Such attacks, which include shootings, stabbings, arson, beatings and rock-throwing, have become more organised over the past few years. Every year, thousands of Palestinian trees and cars are burned by these settlers.
Increasing number of settler attacks
Between 2010 and 2019, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs recorded at least 2,955 settler attacks, in which at least 22 Palestinians were killed, and at least 1,258 others were injured. The governorates of Nablus, Hebron and Ramallah had the highest number of incidents.
Here are the names and locations of the Palestinians killed by Israeli settlers since the start of 2023:
January 11 – Sanad Samamreh, 18, Hebron
January 21 – Tariq Maali, 42, Ramallah
January 29 – Karam Salman, 18, Qalqilya
February 11 – Mithqal Rayan, 27, Salfit
February 26 – Samih al-Aqtash, 37, Nablus
Earthquake damage in Turkey set to exceed $100bn, UN says
Recovery costs ‘will obviously exceed that amount’ after last month’s ‘apocalyptic’ destruction, UN official says.
Damage caused by last month’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey will exceed $100bn, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) official has said, ahead of a major donor conference next week.
More than 52,000 people were killed in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria by the February 6 tremors. Many were crushed or buried as they slept.
About two million survivors have been housed in temporary accommodation or evacuated from the earthquake-devastated region, according to Turkish government figures About 1.5 million people are living in tents while another 46,000 have been moved to container houses. Others are living in dormitories and guesthouses.
Recovery costs ‘will obviously exceed that amount’ after last month’s ‘apocalyptic’ destruction, UN official says.
Damage caused by last month’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey will exceed $100bn, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) official has said, ahead of a major donor conference next week.
More than 52,000 people were killed in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria by the February 6 tremors. Many were crushed or buried as they slept.
About two million survivors have been housed in temporary accommodation or evacuated from the earthquake-devastated region, according to Turkish government figures About 1.5 million people are living in tents while another 46,000 have been moved to container houses. Others are living in dormitories and guesthouses.
Happy Women's Day to strong, intelligent, talented and simply wonderful women! Don't ever forget that you are loved and appreciated. - CyberActivism
#InternationalWomensDay
#InternationalWomensDay
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Ukraine Russia war update:
Ukraine says that 221 pro-Moscow soldiers have been killed and more than 300 wounded in 24 hours in the front-line city of Bakhmut.
Russia’s defence ministry says that up to 210 Ukrainian soldiers have died in clashes in the broader Donetsk part of the front line.
Ukraine says that 221 pro-Moscow soldiers have been killed and more than 300 wounded in 24 hours in the front-line city of Bakhmut.
Russia’s defence ministry says that up to 210 Ukrainian soldiers have died in clashes in the broader Donetsk part of the front line.
Two oppressors trying to re-establish diplomatic relations - CyberActivism
Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations in a China-brokered deal that could have wide-ranging consequences but building on it, analysts say, will prove the main challenge.
The agreement signed in Beijing on Friday said the two countries’ foreign ministers will meet to discuss diplomatic missions within two months, marking the end of a seven-year rift.
Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations in a China-brokered deal that could have wide-ranging consequences but building on it, analysts say, will prove the main challenge.
The agreement signed in Beijing on Friday said the two countries’ foreign ministers will meet to discuss diplomatic missions within two months, marking the end of a seven-year rift.
Syrian Revolution 12 Years
Today marks the 12 year anniversary of the start of the Syrian revolution. The brave men and women fought hard against the decades old grip of oppression the Assad family has had on the people. As I sit in my office I think back to how frightening and challenging those first few days must have been. There was no such thing called “rebel territory” to retreat to at that time. No one knew how it was going to play out. No one knew if their efforts would amount to anything more than imprisonment, torture, and a slow death.
The Syrian protests as I was in Egypt just as the Egyptian people were going through their own revolution as well. A news report stated that the Syrian army was on it’s way to quell the protests. I wasn’t sure how the Syrian protestors could survive. How could they resist?
As was typical of Arab leaders, the regime wasn’t interested in meeting the demands of the people and allowing them to live in dignity. Assad, who learned very well from his father, had only one response: force. The state security service, which was infamously known around the world for its torture tactics, descended upon the protestors like wolves. It was open season for them to do with the protestors as they liked. Many were killed. Many more were imprisoned for killing later. Many were starved to death. The Syrian people knew very well the potential disaster that faced them and yet, they continued on.
As the protests proved that the regime was beyond listening to it’s people, raging gun battles began to break out. It was all or nothing. Those early warriors knew that the odds of their survival were close to zero but they knew what they were doing was the right thing so they engaged the army with everything they had. Their bravery gave rise to others joining their ranks. Numbers of military personnel broke ranks and joined the opposition. Some having to sneak away at night so they wouldn’t be caught and shot by their commander, or worse, imprisoned in one of the regime’s notorious prisons and tortured and starved to death. Still in spite of it all, they continued the fight.
Fast forward 12 years later. The dreams of this revolution have yet to be realized. However, the revolution is not yet over. All of the other revolutions of the Arab spring have all died, giving victory to those who would keep the people subjugated. Egypt overthrew Mubarak, but ended up with another oppressor in former Field Marshal Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Yemen’s longtime president Abdullah Salih was toppled and forced into hiding. Then he was killed some time later as his country’s civil war raged. Tunisia celebrated the dethroning of their strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, only to be smothered years later with the much hated Kais Saied. Muammar Gaddafi was expected to survive as his country convulsed, but analysts proved how wrong they could be sometimes. Gaddafi was beaten, sodomized, and finally killed by an angry mob. The country has never been the same since as big geopolitical players jockey to control the country’s natural resources.
Syria’s rebels still stand today. Yes, there is a lot that must be accomplished. Corruption is still rampant, torture and injustice is not exclusive to regime held territories, and the lack of true leadership continues to hamper the Syrian people’s efforts to this very day. However, today, this 15th day of March, we celebrate and honor the sacrifices that were made by those exceptionally brave men and women who started in Syria on its track to freedom. May nature strengthen those who are sincerely struggling for freedom.
Today marks the 12 year anniversary of the start of the Syrian revolution. The brave men and women fought hard against the decades old grip of oppression the Assad family has had on the people. As I sit in my office I think back to how frightening and challenging those first few days must have been. There was no such thing called “rebel territory” to retreat to at that time. No one knew how it was going to play out. No one knew if their efforts would amount to anything more than imprisonment, torture, and a slow death.
The Syrian protests as I was in Egypt just as the Egyptian people were going through their own revolution as well. A news report stated that the Syrian army was on it’s way to quell the protests. I wasn’t sure how the Syrian protestors could survive. How could they resist?
As was typical of Arab leaders, the regime wasn’t interested in meeting the demands of the people and allowing them to live in dignity. Assad, who learned very well from his father, had only one response: force. The state security service, which was infamously known around the world for its torture tactics, descended upon the protestors like wolves. It was open season for them to do with the protestors as they liked. Many were killed. Many more were imprisoned for killing later. Many were starved to death. The Syrian people knew very well the potential disaster that faced them and yet, they continued on.
As the protests proved that the regime was beyond listening to it’s people, raging gun battles began to break out. It was all or nothing. Those early warriors knew that the odds of their survival were close to zero but they knew what they were doing was the right thing so they engaged the army with everything they had. Their bravery gave rise to others joining their ranks. Numbers of military personnel broke ranks and joined the opposition. Some having to sneak away at night so they wouldn’t be caught and shot by their commander, or worse, imprisoned in one of the regime’s notorious prisons and tortured and starved to death. Still in spite of it all, they continued the fight.
Fast forward 12 years later. The dreams of this revolution have yet to be realized. However, the revolution is not yet over. All of the other revolutions of the Arab spring have all died, giving victory to those who would keep the people subjugated. Egypt overthrew Mubarak, but ended up with another oppressor in former Field Marshal Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Yemen’s longtime president Abdullah Salih was toppled and forced into hiding. Then he was killed some time later as his country’s civil war raged. Tunisia celebrated the dethroning of their strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, only to be smothered years later with the much hated Kais Saied. Muammar Gaddafi was expected to survive as his country convulsed, but analysts proved how wrong they could be sometimes. Gaddafi was beaten, sodomized, and finally killed by an angry mob. The country has never been the same since as big geopolitical players jockey to control the country’s natural resources.
Syria’s rebels still stand today. Yes, there is a lot that must be accomplished. Corruption is still rampant, torture and injustice is not exclusive to regime held territories, and the lack of true leadership continues to hamper the Syrian people’s efforts to this very day. However, today, this 15th day of March, we celebrate and honor the sacrifices that were made by those exceptionally brave men and women who started in Syria on its track to freedom. May nature strengthen those who are sincerely struggling for freedom.
20 years ago today, an American young woman (23 yrs old) was run over and killed in Gaza by an Israeli military bulldozer as she protested the Israeli war crime of demolishing the homes of Palestinian civilians. The US government never sought justice for this crime. #RachelCorrie
Siyonist İsrail'in vahşet ve zulümlerine karşı koyan cesur yürekli Rachel Corrie'yi unutmadık! #RachelCorrie
#RachelCorrie
American peace activist from Olympia, Washington, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on 16 March 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition.
It has been 20 years since American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by Israeli occupation forces in southern Gaza as she tried to protect Palestinians from losing their homes to demolitions.
On March 16, 2003, two years before Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, Corrie acted as a human shield in hopes of stopping a bulldozer operated by Israeli forces from flattening a home in the Palestinian Rafah refugee camp.
Israeli forces operating the 60-tonne D9 bulldozer built by Caterpillar Inc continued moving toward Corrie as she stood her ground, running her over and leaving her crushed.
One witness, fellow American activist Greg Schnabel, would tell the media Rachel had been wearing an orange fluorescent jacket and was “clearly” visible to the bulldozer driver, as well as to Israeli forces in a nearby tank.
Twenty minutes after the bulldozer backed away, Corrie was pronounced dead.
The autopsy was conducted by Israeli former chief pathologist Yehuda Hiss.
It was not released publicly but a copy passed to Corrie’s parents stated she died as a result of “pressure on the chest (mechanical asphyxiation) with fractures of the ribs and vertebrae of the dorsal spinal column and scapulas, and tear wounds in the right lung with hemorrhaging of the pleural cavities”.
Since her killing, an enormous amount of solidarity activities have been carried out in her name around the world.
"I should at least mention that I am also discovering a degree of strength and of basic ability for humans to remain human in the direst of circumstances – which I also haven’t seen before. I think the word is dignity. I wish you could meet these people. Maybe, hopefully, someday you will.
– Rachel Corrie, in an email to her mother, February 28 2003"
American peace activist from Olympia, Washington, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on 16 March 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition.
It has been 20 years since American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by Israeli occupation forces in southern Gaza as she tried to protect Palestinians from losing their homes to demolitions.
On March 16, 2003, two years before Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, Corrie acted as a human shield in hopes of stopping a bulldozer operated by Israeli forces from flattening a home in the Palestinian Rafah refugee camp.
Israeli forces operating the 60-tonne D9 bulldozer built by Caterpillar Inc continued moving toward Corrie as she stood her ground, running her over and leaving her crushed.
One witness, fellow American activist Greg Schnabel, would tell the media Rachel had been wearing an orange fluorescent jacket and was “clearly” visible to the bulldozer driver, as well as to Israeli forces in a nearby tank.
Twenty minutes after the bulldozer backed away, Corrie was pronounced dead.
The autopsy was conducted by Israeli former chief pathologist Yehuda Hiss.
It was not released publicly but a copy passed to Corrie’s parents stated she died as a result of “pressure on the chest (mechanical asphyxiation) with fractures of the ribs and vertebrae of the dorsal spinal column and scapulas, and tear wounds in the right lung with hemorrhaging of the pleural cavities”.
Since her killing, an enormous amount of solidarity activities have been carried out in her name around the world.
"I should at least mention that I am also discovering a degree of strength and of basic ability for humans to remain human in the direst of circumstances – which I also haven’t seen before. I think the word is dignity. I wish you could meet these people. Maybe, hopefully, someday you will.
– Rachel Corrie, in an email to her mother, February 28 2003"