Letters About Rachel

Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees, Jerusalem · March 18, 2003

Dear parents, family, friends, and colleagues of Rachel Corrie.

Sunday, March 16th was not the right time for Rachel Corrie to die. No time can possibly be the right time for a 23-year-old young woman — with a life so full of hope, promise and love — to die.

But as Martin Luther King said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” And doing what is right is exactly what young Rachel did. And for this, she paid with her precious life.

From what we know about Rachel, she would not have wanted our gratitude. Rachel was unusual. Not only because she was a hero, did the extraordinary, or something above and beyond the call of duty, but because she did what should be the entirely ordinary. She accepted her responsibility as a member of the human race, simply and quietly, and acted on that responsibility. For that, we, the Palestinian people, are grateful.

Horace Mann once said, “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” By that token, there is no shame in Rachel’s death for her family and loved ones. And yet there is shame in her death. Shame on the part of a world that would tolerate the killing of women, men and children by an army intent on stealing freedom and justice away from a dignified and generous people. Shame on the part of an army that would murder an innocent young woman standing up for that freedom, justice and life. The stain of Rachel’s blood will remain on the world’s conscience forever.

But this is no consolation for Rachel’s parents, who have not lost an activist or a hero — they have simply lost their youngest daughter. We, the Palestinian people, who lose our sons and daughters everyday, feel your grief and your pain. We share your agony. You are one of us. And there is one thing I can promise you with great confidence: Rachel’s name will never be forgotten. It has already been deeply embedded in the heart of every Palestinian.

Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi
President of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Health Development Information and Policy Institute of Palestine, and member of Grassroots International Protection for Palestinians (GIPP)

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“Memorial For Rachel In Rafah” · Tobias Karlsson, ISM Coordinator, Jenin area · March 19, 2003

Dear all,

Today we held a memorial ceremony for Rachel Corrie in Rafah. ISMers from Nablus and […] and activists from the Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron arrived in Rafah to pay respects […] murdered friend and to support the group here.

We marched in silence through the city, 15 internationals with more and more Palistinians […] on the route. By the time when we arrived to the spot where the IOF-Bulldozer took Rachel […] numbered about 200. We held a ceremony where laying and planting flowers on the ground […] a small memorial-monument. I planted three flowers – from ISM Jenin, ISM Sweden and then from a close friend of Rachel.

The IOF was notified in advance that we would hold this ceremony to honour our friend who was murdered two days ago, still they couldn’t respect us enough to stay away. Less than 15 minutes after we arrived they sent out an APC that drove up to us and started to cover the area with thick smoke. We ignored them and continued our ceremony by walking out in the 3-400 meters desert-landscape that is the so called security-zone on the Egyptian border. The APC followed as we walked all the way up to the barbed-wire fence and hung an ISM-banner and lay more […] on the ground.

Provoked by the present APC activists and Palestinians (who has not been able to enter the […] for many years) started to confront the vehicle, putting flowers and posters of Rachel on it. The soldiers acted somewhat restrained in the beggining, one activist was even able to climb the […] and hand over a Rachel poster through the lid on top of the APC. Then after half an hour several vehicles approached, three bulldozers and two more APCs. When we saw that one of the bulldozers, 949-623, was the very same one that killed Rachel things got very emotional, we were all […] and many activists was crying.

The soldiers now took a more aggressive approach and drove around the crowd in high speed again putting lifes of activists and Palestinians in great danger. Some activists tried to stand in front of them but had to jump out of their path not to get run over. They threw some percussion-grenades and some tear-gas (that dispirsed in seconds in the dusty Rafah-wind) and activists responded […] covering them in flowers and pictures of Rachel. Eventually they all left except for the first […] and we decided to end our session with a sit-in. We all sat in a minute of silence and we had speaches before we marced together out of the no-mans land that is normally entered only […] occupation-armys killer-machines.

We must never forget Rachel Corrie, the sacrifice she made, nor the other international Aid workers that the Israelis have killed.

We must never forget the over 2100 Palestinians that have been slaughtered by the IOF and must never forget the over 22000 that they have injured.

We must continue our work to resist the occupation in any possible way until it is no longer needed.

in grief and solidarity,
Tobias Karlsson
ISM-Coordinator, Jenin area

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On behalf of Rachel’s activist friends in Olympia · Phan Nguyen · March 19, 2003

As I’ve been in contact with a number of you recently concerning the death of Rachel Corrie, […] it necessary to send you this letter from Olympia, Washington.

These words come from me, but I hope I can write this on behalf of Rachel’s activist friends […] Olympia. I would like to thank everyone for your condolences, your offers of help, and your […] justice for Rachel and the people of Palestine. At the same time I must also apologize for […] in issuing an official statement regarding her murder by the Israeli military.

As you can imagine, all of us in the Olympia community are dealing with a great loss. Rachel […] up in Olympia, and it seems as if everyone here knew her. If they didn’t attend school with her, they had a child who attended school with her.

Although she was only 23, Rachel was active in many causes, domestic and international. […] was a relentless organizer and leader, involved in the Evergreen Labor Center and frequently described […] as the “heart and soul” of the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace.

Her primary goal in traveling to Rafah in the Gaza Strip was to establish a “sister community” relationship between Olympia and Rafah, similar to the sister county relationship we currently […] with Santo Tomas, Nicaragua. She had wanted to promote dialogue and understanding between […] her hometown and Palestine. This was her first trip to Palestine, and she had meant to stay in […] for three months.

She was especially interested in establishing a long-term international presence in the Gaza, as most attention had previously been directed towards the West Bank. She wanted those […] to know that they were not forgotten.

There have been some attempts to portray her final actions as naive or reckless, but those who knew her know better. She had strong convictions of social justice, and she sought to create a […] better world for everyone, protecting those less privileged, in whatever capacity she felt possible. […] ISM volunteer myself, I must say that her actions on March 16 should have carried a relatively […] risk, compared to the many other actions we ISM volunteers have faced. I can imagine several […] other scenarios which would have carried a higher risk. She could not have expected the sadistic […] the bulldozer operator.

The IDF and its sympathizers claim that she should not have been in a war zone. The truth […] was not in a war zone. She was in a Palestinian residential neighborhood and was welcomed by locals. We must instead ask what Israeli tanks and bulldozers are doing in Palestinian residential neighborhoods.

News of what had happened to Rachel spread quickly throughout Olympia on Sunday. Friends […] activists quickly prepared banners and posters remembering Rachel, in preparation of the candlelight vigil, which was held later that evening.

All day I stayed home fielding phone calls from the press, one after another. To be able to […] the vigil later that evening was the one thing that saved me, being able to share my grief with […] The vigil numbered about 700. In addition to “No Iraq War” signs, people were carrying photos of Rachel that read, “Peacemaker.” You can see photos of the vigil here: http://photoarchives.evergreen.edu/dcs/orders/Community-Interest/Rachel_Corrie_Memorial_Peace_Vigil/

Afterwards, the Olympia Film Society donated its Capitol Theater to hold a memorial for Rachel. […] Many of us have since learned the extent to which the entire community of Olympia had long known Rachel. Her involvement in many local causes and activities had fostered relationships between Rachel […] and Olympians from all walks of life–progressive, conservative, mainstream, alternative, whatever. […] Everyone knew her.

Many people and organizations around the country have contacted us, offering condolences […] offering their resources to organize actions on behalf of Rachel. Unfortunately it has been […] process for those of us who are still in shock upon hearing of her death. She was a vital […] community, and the void is now only more apparent.

We are in the process of working up a statement and calls to action and will issue them soon. Meanwhile we can work towards justice by highlighting Amnesty International’s latest […] of US-sponsored Israeli violence and recognizing the demands set by the human rights […]. “Amnesty International condemns killing of Rachel Corrie” http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/2003/israel03172003.html

For now, I can be contacted for further information at 360-956-1210. The family is for the […] unavailable to speak to directly, although I can pass on messages to them.

The loss of a single member of our community is unbearable. It is much more difficult to […] the loss of almost 2,000 Palestinians, each one of them a vital, irreplaceable member of the […] Rachel’s death demonstrates how committed we must remain in our fight against the Occupation. […] It is heartening to know that so many people have shown their sympathy and compassion as […] together to end the Occupation and work for a just peace for Palestine and its people. Thank you.

Phan Nguyen

Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on the Tragic Death of Rachel Corrie · March 21, 2003

On behalf of the 13 million working men and women of the AFL-CIO, I want to express my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Rachel Corrie. At such a young age, Rachel was steadfast in her belief and commitment to social and economic justice for workers at home and abroad. Rachel’s effort to alleviate suffering and her belief in fundamental human rights extended into countless struggles, both domestic and abroad. Through her own union, SEIU Local 1199 NW, and in her solidarity work with the USWA and the Labor Center at Evergreen State College, Rachel was a proud advocate of working families, and the labor movement is sincerely grateful for her contributions.

Rachel refused to accept a world where people live in fear and without dignity.

With great sadness and sympathy, we offer our prayers to Rachel’s parents, her family and her community during this unspeakably difficult time.

— John J. Sweeney, President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

An open letter to Prime-minister Ariel Sharon and Defense minister Shaul Mofaz, with regard to Rachel Corrie’s murder in Rafah · March 22, 2003

It has been a week since Rachel Corrie was murdered in Rafah by an IDF bulldozer on Sunday March 16, 2003. Rachel Corrie was a volunteer with the non-violent organization, The International Solidarity Movement. We have yet to hear about any official inquiry as to the circumstances of the incident, and to the holding of those accountable to the rule of law. The horrifying testimonies of eye witnesses, contradict the explanation of a “regrettable accident” provided by the IDF immediately after the incident. During this past week the Israeli government did not express any apology or condolences to the Corrie family.

As Israelis we are ashamed that such an appalling murder could happen “accidentally,” as we are ashamed every time Palestinian civilians die in such “accidental” murders.

We are ashamed of the fact that the Israeli government did not express any regret about the incident, and did not offer any condolences to the Corrie family.

We are ashamed of the fact that there was no inquiry, that those accountable were not punished, and that there were no lessons learnt.

We are ashamed to learn that two days after Corrie’s murder, during a memorial service — while Corrie’s friends were building a small shrine with flowers and palm trees — the IDF showed with tanks, other vehicles, and the same bulldozer that killed Corrie. The soldiers refused to allow the mourners to finish the service, and dispersed them with tear gas, shooting in the air, and other intimidation techniques.

We are ashamed of the fact that the Israeli media gave little exposure to the incident, certainly not enough to arouse a public debate about it.

We wish to express our sorrow and condolences to Rachel’s family and friend, and our appreciation to Rachel’s courage and dedication.

Yael and Isaac Naaman
Jerusalem
March 22, 2003

“The Murder of Rachel Corrie” — Concluding Statement · March 23, 2003

Rachel Corrie was acting in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King when her life was snuffed out. Many justice and human rights defenders before Rachel have lost their lives in their struggle for righteousness and in their attempts to make this world a better place and, sadly, others will follow after her.

Rachel was a mature, conscientious human being who worked to bring people together and did wonders as an ambassador of the true face of the American people in a different part of the world — an American people that does not turn up outside Palestinian homes and give their occupants 5 minutes to gather what possessions they can, before bulldozing into dust the fruits of a life spent working to provide for a family.

In a very direct way, Rachel stood up for family values and for those who were too poor and powerless to be able to protect themselves. She was a true American hero.

The United States government has a particular responsibility to investigate Rachel’s death, only because she was a US citizen killed by a foreign government, but also because the US government actively supplies Israel with the military hardware and funds that enabled and continue to enable Israel to carry out these illegal and immoral acts.

The world cannot go on ignoring the violence that continues daily to claim the lives and livelihoods of many other unarmed, nonviolent Palestinian civilians. Rachel Corrie offers us an opportunity to look through a window into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and see things as they are. Let us not close the curtains and go about our business. She and the Palestinian people deserve better.

To the people of Gaza, from the Family of Rachel Corrie · April 23, 2003

Greetings to all of our friends in the Occupied Territories. We, the parents, sister and brother of Rachel Corrie, want to thank you for all you did for Rachel while she was working in Rafah and for all you have done to honor her memory since she died on March 16. We understand that you will be remembering her especially on the fortieth day anniversary of her death. Know that we will be thinking of all of you.

We are grateful to those of you who became Rachel’s friends and who welcomed her into your homes and shared your tea and food with her. She wrote to us about you and about your wonderful families. She admired how you supported one another even as you struggled against the cruelties of the occupation. Writing about you, Rachel told us,

“I am nevertheless amazed at their strength in being able to defend such a large degree of their humanity — laughter, generosity, family-time — against the incredible horror occurring in their lives and against the constant presence of death……I am also discovering a degree of strength and of basic ability for humans to remain human in the direst of circumstances…. I think the word is dignity.”

We are grateful to those of you who cared for Rachel as she died and after. We will always remember the respect and love with which she was treated in life and in death by the people of Gaza.

We are grateful to all of you who have honored Rachel’s memory during these past weeks. It lifts our spirits to hear of the Rachel Corrie Children and Youth Cultural Center in Rafah and the Rachel Corrie Center for Women’s Empowerment. We know there are now newborn babies named Rachel and streets that bear her name, too. We cannot find adequate words to tell you how much these things mean to us. Thank you for the many ways in which you have honored our daughter and sister.

Rachel wrote to us that coming to Rafah was one of the best things she had ever done in her life. She told us that she would stay in Rafah longer than she had originally planned. She had watched another ISM volunteer say goodbye to the families she had grown close to, and Rachel said she saw then how hard it would be to one day leave all of you. She had dreams of making connections between Rafah and her hometown in the United States — Olympia, Washington. She had started planning to make Rafah and Olympia sister cities. She had gone to her old elementary school in Olympia and had encouraged the children there to write letters to the children in Rafah. She was hoping to help the women in Rafah who make handcrafted items to sell those items at a fair trade store in Olympia. Rachel wanted your voices to be heard in the United States. Had she lived, Rachel would have worked to make all these things happen. Now, we want you to know that many people in the United States are working very hard to make these dreams of Rachel’s come true. The dreams are not forgotten. Rachel is not forgotten. And your suffering is not forgotten.

Our family wants very much to come to Rafah. We plan to do so as soon as we are able. When we come, we hope to meet the children who taught Rachel Arabic words, the grandmother who watched out for her health, and the families with whom she shared meals and tea. We hope to visit the Rachel Corrie Children and Youth Cultural Center and the Rachel Corrie Center for Women’s Empowerment and maybe to meet a newborn baby named Rachel. We are eager to look into your eyes and to have you look into ours as we remember Rachel together.

We want you to know that each day here in the United States we are doing all that we can to make Americans aware of your suffering. We will continue to work here for a just and peaceful resolution to this conflict that has caused so much loss for each of you and now for us as well. We know that Rachel will forever be linked to the Palestinian people. She brought your story to us so that now, you will always be in our hearts.

Sincerely,
Cindy, Craig, Chris, and Sarah Corrie
Rachel’s Family

Transcribed from the foundation’s archival scan; the right edge of the page was trimmed in the original, so a few words are lost, marked […]. This is an anonymous essay preserved in the archive; it quotes from Rachel’s own emails.

“Rachel Corrie Deserves Justice” · anonymous · April 26, 2003

Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American girl who was murdered by the Israelis. She was standing on a large mound of earth trying to stop an Israeli bulldozer from smashing the home of a Palestinian doctor in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli bulldozer plowed right over her and then backed up, further crushing her frail, young body. Of course, the Israelis claim it was an accident. But there are photographs, taken by her companions as it was happening, that clearly show she was perfectly visible to the bulldozer driver. You can see them on the Internet.

The question for us is, are we going to seek justice for this idealistic American girl, or are we going to allow the spineless, corrupt government in Washington to accept, without investigation, the Israeli excuse, as it always does? It just so happens that Israel has apparently decided to drive out international observers. The Israelis killed Rachel; they shot another international observer in the face and a third one in the head — all within the past few weeks. These are not “militants.” They are idealistic young people trying in a nonviolent way to protect Palestinians from Israeli violence.

The Guardian, a British newspaper, printed a number of Rachel’s e-mails to her family (strange how gutless the American press is when it comes to Israel). They are a very sad read. She told her mother she had nightmares about bulldozers and tanks, and in one prophetic paragraph said:

“When I come back from Palestine, I probably will have nightmares and constantly feel guilty […] not being here … coming here is one of the better things I’ve ever done. So when I sound […] or if the Israeli military should break with their racist tendency not to injure white people, please pin the reason squarely on the fact that I am in the midst of a genocide.”

Speaking of the Palestinians, with whom she was living, she wrote:

“I know that the situation gets to them — and may ultimately get them — on all kinds of levels, but I am nevertheless amazed at their strength in being able to defend such a large degree of their humanity — laughter, generosity, family time — against the incredible horror occurring in their lives and against the constant presence of death.

“I’m witnessing this chronic, insidious genocide and I’m really scared, and questioning my fundamental belief in the goodness of human nature. This has to stop. I think it is a good idea for us all to drop everything and devote our lives to making this stop. … I still really want to dance around to Pat Benatar and have boyfriends and make comics for my co-workers. But I also want this to stop. Disbelief and horror is what I feel.”

Well, this lovely young girl will never have a chance to dance or have boyfriends. Her death, of course, went minimally noticed by a news media so adamantly determined to play the three monkeys (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil) when it comes to Israel. After all, merely telling the truth will get you labeled an anti-Semite.

What the Israelis are doing to the Palestinians is a crime against humanity, and our government is an accessory because the politicians in Washington are too damned gutless to criticize Israel. I read another e-mail a year or so ago from a young American girl working in Ramallah with a children’s theater group. When she presented her American passport to an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint, he wiped his bottom with it and sneered, “This is what we think of your American passport.”

I’ve begun to think, however, that there is no cure for stupidity and cowardice. Palestinian children will stand in front of a tank and bounce a stone off the turret, but Americans, living in the land of freedom, will say, “Well, I agree with you, but I’m afraid to say anything.” Afraid of what? Being slandered? Getting death threats? Take it from me, they don’t hurt one bit. Freedom isn’t worth a damn if you’re afraid to use it.

A Letter from Rachel Corrie’s Parents · June 3, 2003 · To the Coalition of Women for Peace and the Israel Committee Against House Demolitions

Kahlil Gibran said, “When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” Rachel was our delight. As we weep, we try to recall our time with her and try to dwell on all that she leaves us. It is difficult to summarize a life and to put into words what that life has meant to yours, but we hope we can share with you a bit of the essence of Rachel. From the moment she was born, she was an essential part of us—her mom, her dad, her brother, and sister. So much of what we miss now, of course, is just having her around—coming through the door to our house into the safety of a family place where she could just be. She napped on our couches. She relaxed on our deck bathing herself in the welcome spring sunshine. She ate potato soup suppers with us, and sat in front of the fire to warm herself. She sat quietly in corners writing and made messes creating art in the garage. She asked for advice about how to grow plants and wandered through the yard looking at what was emerging there. She talked us into taking her out for sushi dinners, into buying her tin boxes at antique shops, and into purchasing additions for her wardrobe at the Goodwill store. She challenged our political views when they needed challenging. She chastised us if we weren’t thoughtful enough in our opinions. She playfully teased us about our many shortcomings and worried too much about her own. She loved us, and comforted us, and supported us when we needed it. When she hadn’t seen us for a time she greeted us with long, loving embraces.

Her grandmother writes of her as an infant, “Rachel would lie with Chris and Sarah stretched on the floor beside her, playing a board game. Games bored me, but here this baby seemed entranced. I think it was her feeling of connectedness, of belonging, that person-to-person relatedness that was so remarkable to her. Rachel’s life didn’t touch yours lightly. She impacted you.”

In her fifth grade yearbook at age eleven Rachel wrote her ambitions: “I want to be a lawyer, a dancer, an actress, a mother, a wife, a children’s author, a distance runner, a poet, a pianist, a pet store owner, an astronaut, an environmental and humanitarian activist, a psychiatrist, a ballet teacher, and the first woman president.”

One of her high school teachers wrote, “When I consider Rachel’s impact on me the first phrase that occurs is—destined to make a difference. In my relationship with Rachel as her teacher and friend…there was a mutual respect for the written word. She was the creator. I was the editor and as a good listener I was a sounding board for Rachel. She had so many ideas, so many questions…Rachel couldn’t be bothered by little things like turning in all of her assignments, because she was already dealing with the big issues: splashing in a puddle on the way to class and then writing poetry that was so clear, so poignant and so articulate or wondered but didn’t question how this complex young woman had so much to contribute.”

One of her faculty at The Evergreen State College in Olympia wrote of her, “She was not content to merely learn about injustice in the world but also needed to do something about it. This was true locally where she would counsel low-income people, work to save the Labor Center at the College, or connect art and peace in the Procession of the Species.” (An Olympia earth day event that honors all of life.)

One of Rachel’s college classmates wrote, “She had touched us long before all this happened. She will continue to touch us. There was more to Rachel than that fateful day in Rafah, thousands of miles away from her home. There is more to her than any one individual will ever know…There was a greatness in Rachel that can and should inspire the greatness in all of us. If our collective memory of Rachel ends with admiration, then her message is lost on us.”

We know that Rachel’s message is not lost on those of you who have gathered today to remember her. We know you are deeply connected to her in your efforts to end the occupation and to bring peace, justice, and security to all the people of Israel and Palestine. Tonight, while taking a break from writing, we attended a meeting here in Olympia to raise awareness of and funds for the Israel Committee Against House Demolitions. We will spread the word in the U.S. Mahatma Gandhi said, “A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” We thank you for this evening in honor of Rachel and we join in solidarity with all Israelis, Palestinians, and internationals-determined spirits–who strive to end the horror of the occupation and the violence that it brings to us all.

Peace to you from the Corrie family.

“Some Lives Are Cheaper than Others” · Gila Svirsky, Jerusalem · June 4, 2003

Friends,

Last night in Israel, an evening in memory of Rachel Corrie was held. Rachel was the 23-year old member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who was killed by a bulldozer as she stood her ground, trying to protect a Palestinian home from being destroyed (see www.palsolidarity.org for details).

We were about 200 who gathered in Tel Aviv for the event, organized jointly by the Israel Committee Against House Demolitions and the Coalition of Women for Peace. Most of us were Israelis, as the closure still keeps out most Palestinians from the territories. One who did come (sorry I missed his name) spoke on behalf of the joint effort at Mas’ha to halt the destructive “separation wall” now in construction on Palestinian lands. There was also a handful of activists from ISM and CPT (Christian Peacemakers Team), though these internationals now rarely cross into Israel, as the authorities would prevent them from returning to their work in the territories.

Although the evening highlighted the special qualities of Rachel – an incredible young woman who will continue to inspire us all (see her parents’ letter below) — many speakers talked about the brutalization of the Israeli army and Israeli society in general, which no longer cares about the death and destruction wreaked daily in our name. As a result, the army is no longer held accountable for the shooting of any non-settlers or soldiers in the territories. Since Rachel was killed, two more ISM members were seriously injured — Brian had his face blown away and Tom lies brain-dead. Shockingly, the army conducted no investigation into any of these shootings, even though demands were made on every public, private, and diplomatic level.

Just a few days and several kilometers away from where Rachel was killed, Nuha al-Mukadame also lost her life — a 33 year-old Palestinian woman who was crushed when the Israeli army destroyed her home in the middle of the night. Nuha was killed, her husband and 10 children injured, but the army curtly defended its action — they were targeting the house next door — and never looked back. Thus it goes for the 2,006 Palestinians killed by Israelis in this Intifada (www.btselem.org) — some deliberate assassinations, some ‘armed terrorists’, and some just in the house next door.

Israeli soldiers do what they like in the territories, with no fear of prosecution. The recent efforts to keep out witnesses — journalists, human rights workers, humanitarian organizations, and peace activists — are not surprising, considering the desire to hide the evidence. And I tremble to think what happens when these soldiers return home, well-versed in techniques of bullying and humiliating. This is not good for anybody.

Gila Svirsky
Jerusalem