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March 18, 2013

Vigils in Olympia and Rafah Mark 10-Year Anniversary of Rachel Corrie's Killing 
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Saturday marked the 10-year anniversary of the killing of the U.S. peace
activist Rachel Corrie. A 23-year-old college student, Corrie was
crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza on March 16, 2003.
She was standing in front of a Palestinian home to help prevent its
demolition. An Israeli court rejected a wrongful death suit brought by
Corrie's family last year, saying Corrie was at fault for her own death.
On Saturday, vigils were held in Corrie's hometown of Olympia,
Washington, and in Rafah, where she was killed. In a video statement,
Rachel's mother, Cindy Corrie, urged supporters to pressure the Obama
administration to drop its backing of the Israeli occupation of the West
Bank and Gaza.

Cindy Corrie: "Tell President Obama that he must insist that our funding
not be used for home demolitions, for settlement building and for
oppression of a civilian population. Tell President Obama that our tax
dollars must be used lawfully in the name of peace, rather than to fuel
conflict. And tell President Obama that equality, equal rights for
Palestinians, is the path to peace."

President Obama heads to Israel on Wednesday.

 

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