Palestinian Street's New Name Is Rachel Corrie

Palestinian Street's New Name Is Rachel Corrie

Rachel Corrie has taken a new leap into the realm of official martyrdom--at least among Palestinians. Yesterday, officials in the West Bank town of Ramallah named a street after the Olympia native, who seven years ago was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer while attempting to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes.


Corrie's parents, who are in Israel for a trial in the civil suit they have brought against the Israeli military, attended the dedication.
The street-naming got only modest play in the Israeli media, which mostly published short, factual stories. But voluminous online reader comments show that Corrie is still generating plenty of controversy.
"Corrie's parents should move to Ramallah," reads one of nearly 80 comments in the publication Ha'aretz. Another compares Corrie to "Jihad Jane," the American arrested recently and charged with supporting Islamic terrorism groups.
Still another notes that Corrie was once photographed burning a mock U.S. flag during a protest in Gaza.


Corrie was indeed highly critical of American support for Israel given its policies on the West Bank. So it's somewhat ironic that the conservative Israeli news outlet Arutz Sheva, in its brief coverage of the street dedication, seemed to insinuate that the American government was pulling the strings to honor one of its own. It wrote that the announcement was made by the "American-backed" government on the West Bank.
Despite the controversy, Craig and Cindy Corrie, Rachel's parents, used the occasion to issue their support for Palestinians. "I just wanted you to know ... that you do not stand alone," Cindy told the crowd who gathered for the street naming, according to an AP report.
Shortly thereafter, the Corries departed for the Israeli city of Haifa, where an Arabic-language version of the play My Name is Rachel Corrie was being staged that evening.

http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2010/03/palestinian_streets_new_name_i.php


rachel was crushed to death israeli bulldozers, not once but twice.

 

I wonder if Manee Singueanphon will get a street in Israel named after him? In case you didn't already know, Yesterday Manee was blown to pieces by a Palestinian rocket fired from Gaza,only once tho, if that even matters.

 

I wonder which Nation would have more street's named after their fallen?

 

I'm glad to hear she's getting some recognition, at least. No matter what your feelings on her position; she didn't deserve to die that way.

 

Why are you glad?

It all stinks to me: http://rachelcorriefacts.org/Myths.aspx


But, yeah, she didn't deserve to die like that.

 

oh yes it was all a conspiracy

somehow i guessed the war mongers and promoters of genocide would climb on board.

welcome friends

 

how caring of you

a bullet to the brain then??

 

two wrongs = 1 right?

 

She should be alive and protesting the wrongs Israel is perpetuating. She isn't because of some dodgy decisions on her part...But I don't want her dead you fricking moron.

 

Good question.

 

When did I ever imply one was right ?

Rachel's death is on the hands of ISM, they sent a very young,very naive girl into a war zone,what else is there to say?
ISM website,

2 days, considering eating and sleeping time more than likely they had 2, 8 hour classes best case scenario, then off to war,brilliant.

 

it must have made you very happy

 

Is that the best you can do ?

 

its not my fault you are a war monger cadcruzer.
you are what you are
hence your response

what else is there to say??

err...

maybe they shouldn't have crushed with the bulldozer??

then again non jewish scum deserve everything they get?

maybe you could get a job working with one of those bulldozers?

you could explain to the person you were killing how stupid they were?