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West Bank Street Named for Dead US Activist

Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday named a street after a U.S. activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in a 2003 protest against house demolitions in Gaza.\n\nThe dedication ceremony was held on the seventh anniversary of Rachel Corrie\'s death.\n\nCorrie\'s mother, Cindy, said her daughter stood for many other foreign activists who have come to the West Bank and Gaza in recent years to serve as a buffer between Palestinians and Israeli troops.
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March 16, 2010

From NYTimes.com:

Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday named a street after a U.S. activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer in a 2003 protest against house demolitions in Gaza.

The dedication ceremony was held on the seventh anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s death.

Corrie’s mother, Cindy, said her daughter stood for many other foreign activists who have come to the West Bank and Gaza in recent years to serve as a buffer between Palestinians and Israeli troops.

Read the full story at http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/03/16/world/AP-ML-Palestinians-US-Activist.html?_r=2

 

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