die for an ideal : Who was Rachel Corrie ?
fought the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Died crushed by a tank. Today, it is a symbol. Rachel Corrie was a woman who gave their lives in defense of their ideals and today Irish humanitarian aid ship named after him. Just in the last hours he was held by the Israeli army when it moved to the Gaza Strip. He was born on April 10, 1979, was a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled as pro-Palestinian activist to the Gaza Strip during the Al-Aqsa Intifada. But death took her at age 23. It was the March 16, 2003, during a protest against the demolition of Palestinian homes by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza Strip when he tried to stop a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer operating in Rafah IDF and was crushed to death by it. The details of his death are surrounded controversial. The Israeli army claimed that Corrie's death would have occurred while the IDF carried out a military operation involving the removal of shrubs in Rafah, near the border between Israel and Egypt, to find explosives and destroy tunnels used by Palestinian terrorists for illegal smuggling of weapons coming into Gaza from Egypt. Other sources claim that Corrie was to interfere with a military operation intended to demolish an empty house used to hide one of the tunnels used by Palestinian militants. Amnesty International condemned the death of Rachel Corrie when she was opposed to the demolition of several Palestinian homes, requiring a independent inquiry into the facts and recalling that "the IDF has demolished over 3,000 Palestinian homes in the occupied territories, as well as extensive areas of agricultural land, public and private property and infrastructure of pipelines and electricity in urban and rural areas. Motor graders used for demolition of Palestinian civilians have been killed, but to date no thorough investigation has occurred. " Details about Corrie's death are discussed. The Israeli military investigation found the accident, while the ISM witnesses at the scene say it was a deliberate act. Other witnesses said the driver would have lost Corrie view, and others would not have seen at all. Corrie's journals describing his experiences in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian daily life and the efforts of men, women and children to survive in the midst of war conditions. With these newspapers was made a play. In tribute to this woman there is a ship that bears his name, the MV Rachel Corrie, an Irish-flagged merchant ship converted into a boat transporting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Just this Saturday, June 5, the Israeli army took control of the boat and again the name of this woman made headlines again. A story worth telling a fighter that days before his death, he wrote his mother: "When I am with Palestinian friends I tend to feel a little less shocked when I try to act as overseer of human rights activist or activist reporting. They represent a good example of how to resist for long. Is that this situation affects them, and ultimately the traps at all levels, but despite this, it amazes me strength to be able to defend such an important part of their humanity, laughter, generosity, family time, against the incredible horror occurring in their lives, and facing the constant presence of death. I felt much better after that morning. I spent much time writing about the disappointment of discovering, almost firsthand, the degree of evil of which we are still capable. At least I should mention that I am also discovering a degree of strength and vital capacity humans have to remain human in the most desperate circumstances, something never seen before. I think the word is dignity. How I would like you to meet these people. I wish one day be possible. "
