American Rachael Corrie was killed by an Israeli Defense Force bulldozer in Gaza, on March 16, 2003. The Iranian people named a street after her in Tehran. I visited there in January 2017 just after the street march for the funeral of former president Rafsanjani. The street is hard to find, just down the road from the Australian embassy. It is the only street on Google Maps that does not have the English language translation of the name out of Farsi, now why would that be? I was surprised to find there are no other video's or pictures of people visiting the street. If there are, please let me know. The IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands also has a street named after him in Tehran.
The following is by Mark R. Elsis.
Between March 16, 2003 and May 2, 2003, the following four young people from the United States and Britain were all brutally attacked by Israel. Three of them were murdered, the fourth who was shot in the face, lived. Were these premeditated attacks to send a strong message, and scare other young people from helping the Palestinians?
The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice
"I should at least mention that I am also discovering a degree of strength and of basic ability for humans to remain human in the direst of circumstances – which I also haven’t seen before. I think the word is dignity. I wish you could meet these people. Maybe, hopefully, someday you will."
Rachel Corrie, in an email to her Mother, February 28, 2003
https://rachelcorriefoundation.org
Rachel Corrie | The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice
Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American peace activist from Olympia, Washington, who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on 16 March 2003, while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition.
https://rachelcorriefoundation.org/rachel
Rachel Corrie
On Sunday March 16, 2003 in Rafah, occupied Gaza, 23 year old American peace activist Rachel Corrie from Olympia, Washington was murdered (crushed to death) by a US-made Israeli bulldozer. As a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, Rachel was in Gaza opposing the bulldozing of Palestinian homes by the Israeli army.
Bless you Rachel Corrie. May you rest in peace. Mark R. Elsis
https://Rachel-Corrie.com
Promoting Impunity - The Israeli Military’s Failure to Investigate Wrongdoing
Brian Avery is an American who, while volunteering for the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in the West Bank town of Jenin, was shot in the face by Israel Defense Forces on April 5, 2003. The shooting, which according to Human Rights Watch was "unprovoked and did not occur in the context of any apparent hostilities", caused Avery to suffer permanent disfigurement.
https://www.hrw.org/report/2005/06/21/promoting-impunity/israeli-militarys-failure-investigate-wrongdoing
Brian Avery Challenges Israeli Military Impunity
Brian, an American human rights activist with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), was shot in the face and critically wounded on April 5, 2003 by Israeli soldiers while standing in street with his hands in the air in the West Bank town of Jenin. A bullet entered his face, shattering his jaw and his nose.
by International Solidarity Movement
https://electronicintifada.net/content/brian-avery-challenges-israeli-military-impunity/441
Tom Hurndall | The Electronic Intifada
On April 11, 2003, between 4:30 and 5:00 PM while trying to escort children to safety in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sniper, Taysir Hayb shot Tom Hurndall an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activist in the head. Tom Hurndall was left in a coma until he died on January 13, 2004.
https://electronicintifada.net/tags/tom-hurndall
The Death Of Tom Hurndall
https://ifamericansknew.org/cur_sit/tomhurndall.html
Autopsy Suggests British Cameraman James Miller Was Shot By Israeli Army Gunfire
On May 8, 2003, RSF called for the punishment of those responsible for the death of British cameraman James Miller on May 2, 2003. An autopsy revealed that the the only bullet to hit him entered his body from the front. The journalist was killed as he was filming troops in the Gaza Strip. The findings by Israel’s National Forensics Institute confirm the account of witnesses at the scene who said troops opened fire on Miller and other journalists wearing jackets marked “press” and waving a white flag.
https://electronicintifada.net/content/autopsy-suggests-british-cameraman-james-miller-was-shot-israeli-army-gunfire/1202
James Miller Was Killed In Rafah, Israel And The Occupied Palestinian Territory On May 02, 2003.
James Miller was a Welsh cameraman, producer, and director, and recipient of numerous awards, including five Emmy Awards. He was killed in in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine, by a soldier from the Israel Defense Forces on May 2, 2003.
https://cpj.org/data/people/james-miller
