Posted on 03/20/2008 1:08:11 PM PDT by SmithL
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) --
The parents of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in Gaza by an Israeli bulldozer, marked the fifth anniversary of her death Thursday by dedicating a small West Bank memorial.
Corrie was 23 when she was run over by a 60-ton Israeli bulldozer in 2003 as she tried to prevent a Palestinian home from being demolished. The driver said he didn't see her, and the Israeli military ruled her death accidental.
On Thursday, about 150 Palestinians and foreigners attended the memorial, gathering in a street in the West Bank city of Nablus, led by Corrie's parents, Cindy and Craig. Some held up photos of Rachel, who was from Olympia, Wash.
Her parents have repeatedly returned to the Palestinian territories, including to the spot in the southern Gaza town of Rafah where she was killed.
Cindy Corrie told the crowd that her daughter believed Palestine could be a "source of hope for people struggling all over the world."
The parents did not say why they placed the memorial in the West Bank instead of Gaza.
But Gaza is mired in violence and ruled by the militant Islamic Hamas, while moderate President Mahmoud Abbas administers the West Bank, which is relatively calmer. In a 2006 visit to Gaza, the Corries were apparent targets of an unsuccessful kidnap attempt by Palestinian militants.
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I could go for some flap jacks!
2003 Darwin Award Winner?
Wish that 100,000 more would follow in her footsteps: Starting with Code Pink, ANSWER, World Can’t Wait and DU! C’mon, lefty Trustafarians! Put your money where your mouth is!
I SURE don’t support her views or what she did, but what a horrible way to die. I don’t wish that on ANYONE. Shudder.
Liberal drama. It leaves me flat, these days..
That just wrong I am laughing right now LOLOLOL!
The Annual Rachel Corrie Caterpillar Pancake Breakfast!
Then thing is, most FReepers seem to accept the left-wing claim that Corrie died as a result of being run over by a bulldozer.
The medical examiner's findings were that she died due to the blunt force impact of a heavy object - probably a large chunk of concrete - that was shaken loose by the bulldozer as it pushed over the mound of debris she was standing behind.
She got exactly what she deserved.
Is IHOP sponsoring thuis event?
Nothing will ever top the leftist group that held a pancake breakfast to raise funds for her memorial.
She wasn't squashed, she was hit on the head by falling dirt and rebar. Still, very stupid not to move out of the way.
I thought maybe that they would have donated a bulldozer.
She's worth more dead than alive to the terrorists and fellow traveling moon bats.
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