7 years ago today, a 23 year old American activist with the International Solidarity Movement, Rachel Corrie, was murdered by Israeli Defense Forces in Palestine. The US government has done nothing to address this issue and it wasn't until last week that the Corrie Family is having their voices heard in the so-called Israeli Courts of Law.
The above video is from youtube and is an interview with Rachel shortly before her death. There is a lot of information and videos on what happened that day and I urge you all to read it, share it with friends and never let her memory, and the memories of other ISM workers who shared her same fate such as Tristan Anderson, be forgotten. (Tristan was shot point blank with a tear gas canister as he stood unarmed a year ago. He remains in critical condition with severe brain damage today)
Of course, we must never forget the plight of the Palestinian people and stand in solidarity with them as they fight for basic human rights against the Israeli Defense Forces and the shameful governments that support them such as the United States and Canada.
Rachel Corrie R.I.P.
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