Rachel Corrie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rachel Corrie
Occupation	Civil Rights Leader
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1979(1979-04-10)
Age	45
Date Of Death	2003-03-16
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Aries

Rachel Corrie Biography

Rachel Corrie is one of the most popular and richest Civil Rights Leader who was born on April 10, 1979 in Washington, United States. This young American woman is remembered for her activism in support of the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian organization. She was confronted by an armored combat vehicle full of members of the Israel Defense Forces and died in Gaza Strip.

Katharine Viner, journalist, and actor Journalist Katharine Viner and actor Alan Rickman created My Name is Rachel Corrie, a stage play inspired by Corrie’s diary entries and emails. conceived My Name Is Rachel Corrie. This stage play was inspired by Corrie’s emails and diary entries.

Rachel Aliene Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American activist and diarist. She was a member of a pro-Palestinian group called the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). She was killed by an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) armored bulldozer in a combat zone in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, under contested circumstances during the height of the second Palestinian intifada.

An infantry major later testified that the activists were endangering troops and had ignored numerous warnings to leave the area. Between September 2000 and the date of Corrie’s death Israeli forces in the area had been subjected to 1,400 attacks involving gunfire, 150 involving explosive devices, 200 involving anti-tank rockets, and 6,000 involving hand grenades or mortar fire.

As Cindy and Craig Corrie’s children, she grew up with her older siblings in Olympia, Washington.

Rachel Corrie Net Worth

Rachel Corrie is one of the richest Civil Rights Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rachel Corrie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She studied at The Evergreen State College and worked for the Washington State Conservation Corps.

She participated in a Middle Eastern protest against American military actions in Iraq shortly before her death.

Corrie was born on April 10, 1979, and raised in Olympia, Washington, United States. She was the youngest of three children of Craig Corrie, an insurance executive, and Cindy Corrie. Cindy describes their family as “average Americans—politically liberal, economically conservative, middle class”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rachel Corrie Dating?

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On March 21, 2003, the U.S. Green Party called for an investigation of the “murder of American Peace Activist Rachel Corrie by Israeli Forces”.

Facts & Trivia

Rachel Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Rights Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rachel Corrie celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

The IDF gave copies of the report, titled “The Death of Rachel Corrie”, to members of the U.S. Congress in April 2003, and Corrie’s family released the document to the media in June 2003, according to the Gannett News Service. In March 2004 the family said that the entire report had not been released, and that only they and two American staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv had been allowed to view it. The family said they were allowed to look at the report in the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest in San Francisco. The ISM rejected the Israeli report, stating that it contradicted their members’ eyewitness reports and that the investigation had not been credible and transparent.

Top Facts about Rachel Corrie

1. Rachel Corrie was an American activist and diarist.
2. She was born on April 10, 1979 in Olympia, Washington.
3. Corrie was killed at the age of 23 in Gaza Strip.
4. She died while protesting against Israeli bulldozers destroying Palestinian homes.
5. The incident occurred on March 16, 2003.
6. Her death sparked international controversy and protests.
7. Corrie’s parents filed a lawsuit against Israel for her death.
8. The case was dismissed by an Israeli court in 2012.
9. Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice was established in her memory.
10. Her writings were published posthumously as “Let Me Stand Alone”.

How old was Rachel Corrie when she died?

23 years (1979–2003)

What did Rachel Corrie do?

Rachel Corrie, an American who was killed while trying to stop an Israeli army bulldozer demolish a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip in 2003, was a committed peace activist. She was a student at Evergreen State College in her local town of Olympia in Washington State, which is known for its liberal sensibilities.

Where was Rachel Corrie killed?

Rafah

Who ran over Rachel Corrie?

It looks as if her foot got caught. The driver didn’t slow down; he just ran over her. Then he reversed the bulldozer back over her again.” Tom Dale , an 18-year-old from Lichfield in Staffordshire, said: “The bulldozer went towards her very slowly, she was fully in clear view, straight in front of them.