Rachel Corrie a 23 year old college student from Olympia Washington, was murdered by a bulldozer driver on March 16,2003 in Rafah Palestine. She stood in the path of an Israeli army bulldozer trying to prevent it from destroying a Palestinian home. Other non-violent international activists who witnessed the murder said the bulldozer driver was aware Rachel was there and intentionally destroyed the house and her. He dropped sand and heavy debris on her, then pushed her to the ground and drove over her. Rachel was in Gaza opposing the bulldozing of Palestinian homes as a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement. In her emails to her parents before the incident she described the plight of hundreds of innocent families who homes and businesses have been bulldozed. Corrie's death, made the U.S. papers for two days and then disappeared. Despite the fact that eyewitnesses claim it was deliberate murder; the U.S. government and the media are silent. A congressional resolution demanding an independent inquiry is buried deep in committee and the Israeli military cleared itself of any wrongdoing. Mike’s song “Rachel Corrie” is a tribute to Rachel’s commitment to peace and her courage. The Guardian wrote of her “Whether or not one agreed with her and the International Solidarity Movement to which she belonged, Rachel emerged as a woman prepared to put her body where her mouth was.”
