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February 28, 2024 Source: Al Mayadeen English The United States’ defeaning silence on its own citizens who were affected by its own policies speaks volumes. “I think it is a good idea for us all to drop everything and devote our lives to making this stop. I don’t think it’s an extremist thing to do […]
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Rachel Corrie R.I.P.
October 20th, 2023 
Awake Goy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel’s war This weekend 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by a bulldozer as she tried to prevent the Israeli army destroying homes in the Gaza Strip. In a remarkable series of emails to her family, she explained why she […]
Twenty years later, Rachel Corrie lives
March 17th, 2023 Awake Goy Twenty years ago, on March 16, 2003, an Israeli military bulldozer crushed American solidarity activist Rachel Corrie to death a few kilometers away from my home in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. She was one of several International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activists trying to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes there. Israel’s Prime Minister, Ariel […]
Rachel Corrie wanted to ensure she could always return to Gaza, says her mother. ‘In a way, she never left’
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy The murder of 23-year-old American Rachel Corrie on 16 March 2003 started a global conversation about how Israel gets away with its terrorism against civilians and human rights defenders in the occupied Palestinian territories. Nineteen years later, Israel is still denying Rachel’s family justice and any sign of accountability for her killing. Her parents Cindy […]
Rachel Corrie wanted to ensure she could always return to Gaza, says her mother. ‘In a way, she never left’
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy The murder of 23-year-old American Rachel Corrie on 16 March 2003 started a global conversation about how Israel gets away with its terrorism against civilians and human rights defenders in the occupied Palestinian territories. Nineteen years later, Israel is still denying Rachel’s family justice and any sign of accountability for her killing. Her parents Cindy […]
Rachel Corrie wanted to ensure she could always return to Gaza, says her mother. ‘In a way, she never left’
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy The murder of 23-year-old American Rachel Corrie on 16 March 2003 started a global conversation about how Israel gets away with its terrorism against civilians and human rights defenders in the occupied Palestinian territories. Nineteen years later, Israel is still denying Rachel’s family justice and any sign of accountability for her killing. Her parents Cindy […]
Rachel Corrie wanted to ensure she could always return to Gaza, says her mother. ‘In a way, she never left’
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy The murder of 23-year-old American Rachel Corrie on 16 March 2003 started a global conversation about how Israel gets away with its terrorism against civilians and human rights defenders in the occupied Palestinian territories. Nineteen years later, Israel is still denying Rachel’s family justice and any sign of accountability for her killing. Her parents Cindy […]
Fifteen years since her death, Rachel Corrie is not forgotten
March 17th, 2018 Awake Goy by Mumin Ghurab Friday, 15 years ago, 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer that was preparing to demolish a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip. Corrie has since become an icon of global solidarity with the people of Palestine. Like our page on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Born […]
I’m proud to stand with Cindy Corrie in this fight
December 31st, 2017 Awake Goy For some lucky people like me, a turning point in life arrives without tragedy. For others, like Cindy and Craig Corrie, it descends as the most horrific waking nightmare: the murder of a child. I’m writing today to pay tribute again to the Corries and their tireless work for justice—and to share with gratitude Cindy’s […]
At PEN festival, Patti Smith honors Rachel Corrie
May 5th, 2017 Awake Goy The PEN World Voices festival is taking place in New York this week, without the sponsorship of the Israeli government, for once; and Patti Smith honored Rachel Corrie last night there. Salon’s report, by Max Cea: Patti Smith, who performed with her daughter Jesse Paris Smith, provided a useful metaphor in introducing her first song […]
