Dear friends,
Many of you around the globe are still working hard for justice for Rachel Corrie and the ideals, values and peace that
she gave her life for and were just as outraged, though not surprised at the Israeli military's decision last week to
close the file on Rachel's case, exonerating themselves of any wrong doing. For our US supporters, thank you for all
your work pushing HConRes 111, calling for an independent US investigation into Rachel's death. The resolution now has
42 co-signers.
We're asking you to please make another push. Please see the action alert below.
In solidarity & struggle,
ISM
AAI Action Alert
Renew Support for H. Con. Res. 111 - Israel Closes Investigation into Rachel Corrie's Death Call for Independent U.S.
Investigation into American's Death
The Issue:
On March 16, 2003, American Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer as she was attempting to stop the
destruction of a Palestinian home in Rafah. We, along with a coalition of groups from around the country, ask you to
call, email and fax your members of Congress to try and increase visibility and support for H. Con. Res. 111 which calls
for an independent U.S. investigation into Rachel Corrie's death. Help make this campaign a success!
Since the resolution was introduced on March 25th, H. Con. Res. 111 by Brian Baird (D-WA) has gained 42 co-sponsors and
has been referred to the House Subcommittee on the Middle East. Support for this resolution is needed now more than
ever. On June 26, the Israeli government closed the investigation and absolved the bulldozer driver of wrongdoing.
Although the Israeli government autopsy report gives the cause of death as "pressure on the chest (from a mechanical
apparatus)," the Israeli government continues to claim that Rachel was killed by dirt or concrete pushed by the
bulldozer while the driver claims not even to have seen her. This makes an independent U.S. investigation all the more
important.
What You Can Do:
1) Please call, e-mail and fax your members of Congress and urge their support for H. Con. Res. 111. Together, with our
coalition, this bill will gain the visibility it deserves so that it will pass and acknowledge the non-violent efforts
of an extraordinary woman who was simply trying to make this world a better place.
--To contact your members go to http://capwiz.com/arab/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=2737291 and enter your contact information.
2) Please contact Secretary of State, Colin Powell, and urge him to pursue an independent U.S. investigation into Rachel
Corrie's death.
3) Please contact the US Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Kurtzer, and urge the US embassy to support an independent US
investigation into Rachel's death.
--To contact Secretary Powell and Ambassador Kurtzer go to http://capwiz.com/arab/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=2737276 and enter your contact information.
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT www.palsolidarity.org
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an
ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and
crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep
down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." Robert F. Kennedy