Rachel Corrie, 1979-2003 (she died 22 years ago today)
Rachel, an American #peace #activist, was killed when Israeli soldiers crushed her with a #bulldozer
She was trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian family's home in #rRafah by Israeli occupation forces, before they left Gaza abd turned it into a giant concentration camp.
#Israel #Gaza #NeverForget #RachelCorrie #HumanShield #Politics #Gaza #Occupation
Her martyrdom was when I realized Israel must be opposed, I think. I didn't consciously understand it (I wasn't even a teenager yet) and didn't have any theoretical basis for my opposition, but it as after her death I started questioning the Zionist narrative.
They tried to bury her. They didn't realize she was a seed.
@queermunist
I never forget the moment I saw the video of her murder.
It was before Israel forced all web sites to remove the video.
I think I still have it on one of my backup tapes
If you find it, upload somewhere, like archive.org, it's journalistic footage
It was the election right before that, when both sides voted in warhawks, that I threw my hands up and decided I could give a fuck if we just nuke the whole region at that point. 🫤