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	Home About us News from Palestine Contact Email Subscribe Donate Campaigns Olive Harvest 2004 Freedom Summer 2004 Past Campaigns Events Photos Videos (ISM) Rachel Corrie Links Speakers Be a Delegate Press faq Actions!		..these messages are for you! International Solidarity Movement Members We wish to express our condolences and sorrow for the tragic death of Ms.Rachel Corrie in Rafah yesterday. Rachel's work truly embodied the highest of humanitarian values and principles. Let us all hope and pray that the world will pay more attention to the war crimes committed by the Israeli army. In solidarity, on Behalf of members and staff of the Palestine Red Crescent Society. In loving memory of Rachel Corrie The Palestinian children are asking where did our Rachel go? Where did our real Superwoman go? Who is going to protect us now? There was no answer. Rachel, I have never met you before, I have never heard about you before But it is as though I have known you all my life, as though I went with you to school. That we used to hang out together. Rachel you have left your country, a thousand miles away. You traveled to a foreign land, dangerous land, to protect people unrelated to you. People, you realized, are just human beings like you. People who could not protect themselves. You died defending others. You died in line of duty ( a peace and a justice duty) You are a martyr of peace, What a noble way to leave this earth. Rachel, now that you are up there, do not think for a second that your job has ceased here on earth. You can still pray for the Palestinian children, that one day, may be one day they may forget about Tanks, bomb shells, rubber bullets, snipers, explosions, demolitions of houses, check points, and death, That one day they will go back to school, that one day they will not seethe fear on their fathers eyes, on their mothers eyes, that one day they will stop considering suicide bombers, as their idols, that one day they will be like... the children in your home town, Olympia, that they can wake up on the morning and find breakfast ready on the kitchen table, a bole of cereal, may be a glass of orange juice, some water from the tap not from the well miles away, the school bus waiting, yes Rachel, the Palestinian children, your parents, we all miss you, nd we are all proud of you, and this earth is grateful for the short time you spent here with us, always doing what you believed was right. In the region you loved most, people do not cry when a martyr dies, rather they sing, your parent should also sing when they think of you. Fly in the sky, rest in peace, peace that you so much loved. Your fellow human being A. Amezzane Statement on the death of Rachel Corrie - Congressman Jim McDermott March 18, 2003 I am saddened and horrified by the death of Rachel Corrie on March 16. The U.S. must require and the Israeli government must provide all of the facts about what happened on Sunday. What we know is terrible: a young, unarmed woman was killed when a D-9 armored bulldozer driven by a member of the Israeli security forces ran over her. What we must find out is important: How could a brightly dressed woman with a bullhorn have failed to be seen by the bulldozer driver? What orders are the drivers given? How are they trained? What are their "rules of engagement" with protestors? We extend heartfelt condolences to the Corrie family and to all members of the International Solidarity Movement on the murder of Rachel During her valiant and nonviolent efforts to prevent the destruction of a Palestinian family's home.The occupation has led to a cheapening of human life - Palestinian, Israeli, and others. The Coalition of Women for Peace:Machsom Watch, Movement of Democratic Women of Israel (TANDI), New Profile, Noga Feminist Journal, The Fifth Mother, WILPF - Israel section, and Women in Black. May Rachel rest in peace, and may her family take comfort in the compassionate and precious soul of their dear child. Gila Svirsky, Jerusalem Please transmit my condolences to the family and friends of Rachel Corrie and assure them that for many people all over the world she will be a symbol of personal courage and moral integrity. Her tragic death is not in vain and it could be a turning point. Over thirty years ago I became sensitive the the suffering of the Palestinian people, they have endured and continued their struggle in face of enormous injustice and indifference. I am with you with all my heart. Kathleen O'Neill Benshila Paris France Monday, March 17, 2003 I would like to express my sincere condolence and deep sorrow for murder of young Rachel Corrie. Mauro Bulgarelli, italian green party deputy, a companion of yours along the road of liberation Peace We have sent out over five hundred letters to congress from http://www.cflweb.org since Rachel's death. Lets keep spreading the word so that the world will never forget Rachel and hundreds of other activists who have given their lives for peace. Unity Malik Kahook Peace and more peace be unto you, my dear friends. I share your heartache and outrage. I wish our sister "Racha" the eternal peace that surpasses understanding. Ameen. This tribute in verse to her is from my heart. What I really desire is that her family and other immediate loved ones see this. Please do what you can to disseminate this poem. I am a veteran of the Civil rights Movement, and the Vietnam War protest movement. I have dedicated my life to social justice and peace. I will remember Rachel Corrie. She now is part of who I am trying to be, a peaceful and peace-promoting soul. I urge you my brothers and sisters not to lose heart or despair in these trying times. This darkness portends the coming, and even now the presence of Light. Please continue to let your lights shine as drum majors for truth, peace, and justice. Zakiyah D. Bilal click here to read Zakiyah's poem "Rachel Corrie" Letter to the Globe, The death of Rachel Corrie, the college student from Olympia, Washington, crushed by an Israeli bulldozer, while attempting to halt the destruction of a Palestinian home, at last will concentrate the minds of Americans on the practice of the Israeli government, which has demolished countless Palestinian homes with impunity. If any other government in the world indulged in such barbarism, the U.S. administration would be loud in its denunciations, but, because our client state does it, the American administration is mum. Rachel Corrie, and the other volunteers of the International Solidarity Movement, who risk their lives to protect Palestinians, are to be commended and supported by all of us who believe in human dignity and rights. Ernest Cassara