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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

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

When this incident happened long ago, I was just as ambivalent as I was ignorant about Israel. Now that I've learned more about Israel and Zionism I look at her death as a waste. She almost certainly knew more then I know about the history of Israeli oppression, their tactics, and their ultimate goal and lack of morality. So knowing what I know, if I'm going to die fighting Israel it won't be by non-violent (in)action.
Martyrdom will never stop evil.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

@PowerCrazy @faab64 As I said with Aaron Bushnell, anyone that dedicated is worth INFINITELY MORE alive, to their cause.

Ps. For the record, you DO NOT CHOOSE to be a martyr. Martyrdom happens.