In a review this month of Let Me Stand Alone by Rachel Corrie at Feministing.com, one of the site’s bloggers writes, “the journals and letters of Rachel Corrie was–hands down–one of the most profound reading experiences of my life.”
“As we face another deadly flare up of violence in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict, I am reminded of Rachel’s spirit. Not because she was on the so-called Palestinian side. I think there is no good side in this horrific and ongoing conflict. Everything has been so muddled, so militarized, so dehumanized, that it’s hard to even take a stand. But Rachel took a stand against death, against suffering, against unconscious or disconnected living. She took a stand against fear. That’s something all of us can learn from, no matter what our political views.”
