It was a powerful presentation about the American who was murdered by the Israeli army as she was trying to prevent another house demolition in Gaza in 2003.
Rachel was run over by a giant US made /US funded Catepillar bulldozer driven by an Israeli soldier clearing homes in the path of the barrier they built near the border with Egypt.
During the presentation which focused mainly on Rachel Corrie's writings during her short life
we learned what was referred to as 'a little known fact' : Ten thousand Palestinian homes have been bulldozed in recent years. According to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
"House demolitions have become the hallmark of the Occupation. Indeed, since 1967 Israel has demolished almost 12,000 Palestinian homes, leaving some 70,000 without shelter and traumatized."*The Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza (now a virtual prison for it's residents) is funded by our US subsidies of cash and equipment for the Israeli military.
Tell our LI congressmen to get Congress to stop funding the occupation of Palestine! They may be listening in this election season.
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(* For more about House Demolitions, the Occupation and what we can do about this, see the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions at www.icahd.org )
