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Rachel Corrie

Rachel Corrie (1979 - March 16, 2003), an American senior who had attended Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, was a member of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement (ISM) protesting Israeli action in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. She was killed by an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) bulldozer in Rafah, Gaza while acting as a human shield. She was the first foreign protester to be killed in action within the region over the past 29 months.

IDF troops had used tear gas to disperse the ISM protestors roughly an hour before this incident.

According to fellow ISM activists, Corrie posed no threat to anyone but herself. She was wearing a bright orange coat and had climbed onto the blade of the bulldozer to better shout at the driver through her loudspeaker. When she slipped off the blade she fell beneath the bulldozer and was dragged 10-15 meters. Later, as a group of people gathered, a Palestinian man was shot and killed by the IDF. The death of Corrie was foreshadowed by an event which she wrote of in a February 14th email:

" stood in the path of the bulldozer and were physically pushed with the shovel backwards, taking shelter in a house... the bulldozer then proceeded on its course, demolishing one side of the house with inside..."

Capt. Jacob Dallal, an IDF spokesman, said "This is a regrettable accident. We are dealing with a group of protesters who were acting very irresponsibly - putting everyone in danger."

In an official press release, the ISM stated "An activist for justice and for peace, Rachel joins the list of history's martyrs, who through non-violent protest have been struck down by the forces of oppression and military power that we will continue to struggle against until Palestine is free."

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