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Israeli soldiers take away two Palestinians they’ve arrested, one of them while unconscious, Qaryut, West Bank, March 15, 2015. (photo: Activestills.org)

Army arrests unconscious activist at Corrie commemoration

During an olive planting action to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, Israeli forces arrest two Palestinians–one of them while unconscious. Text and photos by: Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org Marking 12 years since the death of Rachel Corrie, activists planted 40 olive trees in the threatened lands of the West Bank…

By Activestills March 16, 2015

American activist Rachel Corrie (photo: Rachel Corrie Foundation)

WATCH: Israeli Supreme Court hears Rachel Corrie appeal

Corrie’s father expresses hope that the top justices ‘understand what it means to protect civilians,’ and that they reverse the trend of impunity for the IDF. By Jeremy Elster The Israeli Supreme Court this week heard an appeal on behalf of the family of Rachel Corrie, who was crushed to death by an IDF bulldozer…

By Social TV May 23, 2014

Palestinians pray outside Al-Aqsa Mosque after Israeli police limited access to the mosque for young worshipers to prevent possible clashes, Ras al-Amud, East Jerusalem, March 14, 2014. (photo: Activestills.org)

Photos of the week: Prayer, protests, and arrests in the streets

This week: Behind the wall in East Jerusalem, praying in the street outside Al-Aqsa, rude gestures from an Egged bus, fighters’ remains return to Nablus, unions on the march in South Africa, African immigrants seek visas in Israel, youth arrested at Damascus Gate, remembering Rachel Corrie, and a Gaza doctor denied entry …

By Activestills March 20, 2014

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American activist Rachel Corrie (photo: Rachel Corrie Foundation)

WATCH: Play depicting Rachel Corrie causes controversy in Jerusalem

My Name is Rachel Corrie, a play based on the diaries and emails of Rachel Corrie, is now showing in Jerusalem. The play tells the story of Corrie, a young American woman who traveled to the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada, who was crushed to death by a bulldozer as she was trying to prevent…

By Social TV July 31, 2013

American activist Rachel Corrie (photo: Rachel Corrie Foundation)

Jerusalem deputy mayor: Defund theater showing Rachel Corrie play

Hatred for Rachel Corrie knows no limits, as a Jerusalem municipal official demonstrates by trying to ban a play about the ‘Israel-hater tourist.’ The director to +972 Magazine: ‘He should see it before judging.’ Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem David Hadari, of Nafatli Bennet’s Jewish Home party, demanded that the city stop funding the Khan…

By Ami Kaufman July 1, 2013

Palestinian activists sit in the new protest camp in the E1 area, West Bank, March 20, 2013. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Reacting to Obama, from Hebron to E1: A week in photos – March 14-20

By Activestills March 22, 2013

Palestinians waiting to cross Qalandiya (activestills)

When will Palestinians become human?

By Amer Zahr We Palestinians have been struggling for a long time. I am not speaking of the struggle to be recognized as an independent state, or the struggle to be recognized in the United Nations, or even the struggle to be recognized in international courts. I am speaking, rather, of the struggle to be recognized as…

By +972 Magazine August 30, 2012

In Corrie ruling, court calls nonviolent activism ‘practically violent’

An Israeli judge claims activists who oppose house demolitions – and not those who demolish them – are the perpetrators of violence. The Israeli court system was, for a long time, the most successful fig leaf of the only Jewish state in the Middle East. Now it has gone diving into the Hasbara morass. After “diplomatic terrorism”…

By Yossi Gurvitz August 30, 2012

An Israeli soldier prevents a Palestinian cameraman to document the house to house search conducted by the Israeli army in the center of the village during the weekly protest against the occupation and settlements in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, August 24, 2012. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

A week in photos: August 22-29

Demolitions and arrests in the West Bank, solidarity with Rachel Corrie’s family, preparing for war, and more. Activestills images tell the stories of the week. Activestills is a collective of Israeli, international and Palestinian photographers, united by a conviction that photography is a vehicle for political and social change. To stay updated on our latest images, like…

By Activestills August 30, 2012

An IDF d9 Caterpillar bulldozer (photo: flickr / Michael.Loadenthal)

For many Israelis, Rachel Corrie was a nuisance

Since Rachel Corrie’s death, the Israeli establishment has been losing patience with activists of any kind. (This op-ed was originally published in The Guardian on August 29 here and in the print edition here) The state of Israel is not to blame for the death of Rachel Corrie – this is the decision an Israeli court reached yesterday.…

By Ami Kaufman August 29, 2012

American activist Rachel Corrie (photo: Rachel Corrie Foundation)

In Rachel Corrie verdict, Israel deals new blow to international law

The verdict on the 2003 killing of Rachel Corrie absolved Israel of any wrongdoing, essentially blaming the victim for her death. The trial revealed Israel’s approach to the most fundamental principles of international law, and especially to the duty to protect non-combatants. By Jeff Halper For those who hoped for a just verdict on the…

By +972 Magazine August 28, 2012

Rachel Corrie's parents conference following verdict on Tuesday (Leehee Rothschild)

Rachel Corrie verdict: Death under IDF bulldozer was an accident

An Israeli judge ruled Tuesday morning that the State of Israel is not to blame for the death of Rachel Corrie, an American who was killed on March 16, 2003 in the Gaza Strip when she she stood in front of an IDF bulldozer that crushed her. The judge called her death a “regrettable accident.” Rachel Corrie…

By Mairav Zonszein August 27, 2012

Rachel Corrie trial: The driver testifies

YB, the driver who ran over ISM activist Rachel Corrie seven years ago, took his first public stand yesterday, appearing as a key witness in the Corrie family lawsuit against the State of Israel. Well, almost public: He spoke from behind a tight screen, placed despite the Corrie family’s protest. His full name, and any biographical…

By Dimi Reider October 22, 2010