What about Rachel Corrie? Wasn’t she killed while trying to protect a house with a tunnel in it used to smuggle arms to terrorists?
No. Rachel killed while attempting to save the house of a pharmacist, Dr. Samir Nasrallah of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has never shown any evidence of a tunnel under Dr. Nasrallah’s house or even in the surrounding area. Sadly, the house was finally demolished in September 2003, leaving Dr. Nasrallah and his family to join the thousands of other Palestinian civilians made homeless by the Israeli military and government over the past 35 years. Recently, Rachel’s family have dedicated a foundation in her name committed to conflict resolution and advocacy for Palestinian rights. They are currently engaged in law suits aimed at both the Israeli government and the Caterpillar corporation which makes the militarized D9 armored bulldozer that was used to kill Rachel. For more information on Rachel’s life and death as well as the work her family is pursuing for peace and justice, visit the Rachel Corrie Foundation.
