Evergreen Student Activist Killed by Israeli Occupation Forces in Gaza

In recent weeks, ISM activists have focused on activities in Rafah, described as a "hot spot" in Gaza as occupation forces have adopted a strategy of pressuring residents by destroying municipal wells, as well as bulldizing houses along the outskirts of the community. On March 1, Corrie explained the activists' intention in a detailed report: " Much of the destruction occurs at night. Many of the streets of Rafah are impassable in the dark due to sniper towers positioned along the perimeters of Rafah. In the dark, internationals attempting to carry out non-violent direct action rely on battery-charged lights, banners, and the accuracy of unknown local collaborators to make the Israeli military aware of their location. Another factor in attempting to stop the destruction of a home is a variable factor: the question of whether the driver of a particular tank cares about injuring internationals in the process of destroying the welfare of the Palestinians living here."

Corrie, 23, was a student at Evergreen State College, where she worked with the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace, opposing the Bush administration's plans for war in Iraq and the Palestinian occupation.