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ISM Activists Played Russian Roulette with IDF Bulldozers

(Pajamas Media) Lenny Ben-David - On the same day in March 2003 when Rachel Corrie was killed by an IDF bulldozer in Gaza, at least two of her International Solidarity Movement (ISM) colleagues played Russian roulette with the huge earth-moving machines, apparently as part of the group's strategy. Newsweek's Joshua Hammer reported one ISM member explaining their strategy: "We all had a feeling that our role was too passive....We talked about how to engage the Israeli military...using our international status." Eyewitness reports recorded immediately after Corrie's death prove that the ISMers had knowingly decided to put themselves in harm's way. Prior to Corrie's death at least two "internationals" had been pulled out from under the bulldozers at the last second. "For two hours we attempted at great risk to ourselves to obstruct and frustrate the bulldozers in their work," said one ISM member. Another admitted, "Our group began to stand in front of these bulldozers in an attempt to stop them....Several times we had to dive away at the last moment in order to avoid being crushed." Hammer reported on an Irish peace activist named Jenny who described how "another activist pulled me up and out of the way at the last minute." The New York Times reported that Corrie "did not 'trip and fall' in front of the bulldozer. She sat down in front of it." The International Solidarity Movement should be on trial, not Israel.
2010-03-26 09:38:42
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