American woman peace activist killed by IDFbulldozer in Gaza

Ha'aretz ^ | Sunday, March 16, 2003 Adar2 12, 5763 | By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, and Agencies

[Cinnamon Girl]

An American woman peace protester was killed Sunday by an IDF bulldozer, which ran her over during the demolition of a house at the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.

Another activist was wounded in the incident.

Rachel Corey, 23, from Olympia, Washington, was killed when she ran in front of the bulldozer to try to prevent it from destroying a house, doctors in Gaza said.

"Corey was killed in the al-Salam neighbourhood when an Israeli bulldozer covered her with sand as she stood in front of a bulldozer," said Dr Ali Musa, a doctor from the al-Najar hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.

He said she died from skull and chest fractures.

The IDF said it was checking the report.

Greg Schnabel, 28, from Chicago, said the protesters were in the house of Dr. Samir Masri.

"Rachel was alone in front of the house as we were trying to get them to stop," he said. "She waved for bulldozer to stop and waved. She fell down and the bulldozer kept going. We yelled 'stop, stop,' and the bulldozer didn't stop at all. It had completely run over her and then it reversed and ran back over her."

Since the start of the Intifada, groups of international protesters have gathered in several locations in territories, setting themselves up as "human shields" to try to stop IDF operations.

Corey was the first member of the groups, called "International Solidarity Movement," to be killed in the conflict. Schnabel said Corey was a student at Evergreen College and was to graduate this year.

He said there were eight protesters at the site, four from the United States and four from Great Britain. "We stay with families whose house is to be demolished," he told the Associated Press by telephone from Rafah after the incident.

[Cinnamon Girl]

The full story.

[tet68]

More "Human Sled" stories.

[rhodyrep]

Don't stand on the tracks when the train is comin' through!

[rageaholic]

Since the start of the Intifada, groups of international protesters have gathered in several locations in territories, setting themselves up as "human shields" to try to stop IDF operations.

These people are living in a fantasy land. She got a dose of reality. Good riddance.

[Cinnamon Girl]

She killed herself, and no one should try and blame the IDF for what happened.

[BenLurkin]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/866038/posts

[Mini-14]

Let no one speak ill of her.

[umgud]

There will be a great campaign to convince the world that the dozer operator saw her and purposely killed her.

[TheLurkerX]

you and me both....

[Cinnamon Girl]

I saw that post, BenLurkin. But for people who check in to FR to read the top stories, I thought I'd make it easier to find.

[Phil V.]

I am ashamed of the predominate "flavor" of FreeRepublic.

[BenLurkin]

As a poster said on the other thread: She died protecting terrorists, for the IDF was actively on a counter-terror operation.

[midwestmidnight]

Peace Activist Goes to Pieces

[Mini-14]

I'm amazed at the lack of humanity that some people display on FR.

[txradioguy]

"I am ashamed of the predominate "flavor" of FreeRepublic."


What exactly does that mean?

[inkling]

You never see these "peace activists" dying by standing between a suicide bomber and Israeli schoolchildren. And the human shields never seem to protect Kurds, Shias and Marsh Arabs from Saddam Hussein's aggression. This is how we know that "peace" isn't their real agenda.