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Corrie
is seen as "the martyr" of peace by the Palestinians
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By
Tareq Delwani, IOL Jordan Correspondent
AMMAN,
June 29 (IslamOnline.net) - The family of U.S. peace activist Rachel
Corrie, who was killed last March in the occupied Palestinian town of
Rafah when an Israeli Caterpillar bulldozer ran
over her, are set to lay the foundations of a pro-Palestinians
organization that would carry her name and will sue the Israeli army,
chairman and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM)
Adam Shapiro said Saturday, June 28.
In
an exclusive interview with IslamOnline.net, Shapiro said that the
organization will start its activities next summer to carry the torch
passed by C orrie.
Corrie's
parents urged the supporters of the Palestinian cause worldwide to
boycott the U.S. Caterpillar construction company, which razes
Palestinian land, demolishes houses and build the separating wall
between the West Bank and Israel.
The
Israeli prosecution acquitted Saturday the driver of the bulldozer and
decided not to accept further indictment slates against him, as a
military Israeli spokesman said that the driver “did not see”
Corrie.
But
an eyewitness told IOL on the ill-fated day that "he (the driver) absolutely
knew she was there. She ended up completely underneath it (the
bulldozer)".
"The
bulldozer started piling dust over her and nearly buried her in half.
After that it started hitting her head and limbs with the tip of the
bulldozer causing Rachel to sustain serious injuries and was rushed to
the hospital," he added.
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Shapiro
says Israel has killed four ISM members to date
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Shapiro
said that Israeli occupation troops denied him access to the Palestinian
territories during his visit on Friday, June 27, under the pretext that
he "poses a threat to Israel's security."
On
the ISM activities, Shapiro said that the members of the four-year-old
movement has reached 1500 after Corrie's incident, including Italian,
Danish, British and Brazilian MPs.
The
ISM is a Palestinian-led
movement of Palestinian and International activists working to raise
awareness of the struggle for Palestinian freedom and an end to Israeli
occupation.
He
said one of the most moving incidents in the Palestinian territories
over the past few years is the cold-blooded killing of one of his
intimate friends at the hands of Israeli soldiers, noting that
occupation troops have gunned down four ISM members so far.
Shapiro
further said he received death threats more than one time and is being
harassed by Zionist bodies and newspapers in the U.S., noting that the
U.S. New York Post paper alleged that he belonged to the ousted
Taliban movement.
Over
the past few months, peace activists paid dearly with their lives for
their pro-Palestinian praise-worthy support.
In
addition to Corrie, Thomas Hurndall, a 21-year-old British activist, was
shot
dead in the head by an Israeli soldier on April 11 in Rafah
refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.
