Remembering Alan Rickman’s pro-Palestinian play about Rachel Corrie, American activist crushed by Israeli bulldozer

The political actor created a play about a U.S. student killed by an Israeli soldier, which he said was “censored”

Rachel Corrie

Rachel Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American Evergreen State College student and member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled to the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada. She was killed in the Gaza Strip by a Caterpillar D9R armored bulldozer operated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while protecting the family home of local pharmacist Samir Nasrallah from demolition by the IDF.

When American student Rachel Corrie put herself between a military bulldozer and the home of a Palestinian family in March 2003, she became a symbol of resistance during the Palestinian uprising.

Corrie was run over by the bulldozer during the protest against the demolition of houses by the Israeli government in the Gaza Strip.

Lest We Forget

Italian activist Nicola Arboscelli stands in front of graffiti memorializing American peace activist Rachel Corrie who was killed 15 years ago

Palestinian activists plant olive trees and hang Rachel Corrie’s photo in Qariyut to mark the anniversary of her death

Israel Ruled Blameless in Rachel Corrie’s Death

A judge in Israel has ruled that the state had no responsibility in Corrie’s death. And Israeli Supreme Court rejects appeal in Rachel Corrie case.

As usual, totally expected, and completely in line with the Zionist Mentality.

Similarly, Israel didn’t even bother to say sorry for sinking USS Liberty with tornadoes and murdered hundreds of American fine navy deliberately.

Why did Israel kill their only “friend”? Because the spy ship (USS Liberty) overheard the Zionists were massacring Egyptian POWs (in violation of international law, of course).

Guess the other reason is written in their “Bible” called Talmud … It’s perfectly okay to cheat, steal, maim all the Goys (goyim/gentiles) as the rest of humankind are subhuman … beasts and insects.

So, why do American still consider the “demon” as a “friend? Please ask your Congressman and don’t forget, the POTUS.

They may not tell you the truth, but they absolutely know the true answer.

Israel – The Shittiest Pariah Of Humanity On Earth

Tom Dale, a pro-Palestinian campaigner who witnessed the death of Rachel Corrie refutes the judgement of an Israeli court that the death of the American activist was “a regrettable accident”.

My Name Is Rachel Corrie

My Name is Rachel Corrie is a play based on the diaries and emails of activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an IDF soldier when she was aged 23. It was jointly edited by journalist Katharine Viner and actor Alan Rickman who also directed it.

Initial stagings and response

Alan Rickman first staged My Name is Rachel Corrie in April 2005 at the Royal Court Theatre, London, and the play went on to win the Theatregoers’ Choice Awards for Best Director and Best New Play, as well as Best Solo Performance for actress Megan Dodds.

The play was scheduled to be transferred to the New York Theatre Workshop in March 2006. However, the New York theatre decided that, because of its political content, the play was to be “postponed indefinitely”, after the artistic director polled numerous Jewish groups to get their reaction to the play. Rickman and Viner denounced the decision and withdrew the show.

Rickman said: “I can only guess at the pressures of funding an independent theatre company in New York, but calling this production “postponed” does not disguise the fact that it has been cancelled. This is censorship born out of fear, and the New York Theatre Workshop, the Royal Court, New York audiences – all of us are the losers.”

The play ran as a commercial production at the Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village in the fall of 2006.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Name_Is_Rachel_Corrie

British actor Alan Rickman died Thursday at age 69, after a battle with cancer. Although perhaps most known for playing the melancholy Professor Snape in the “Harry Potter” movies, Rickman had not only a legendary film and theater résumé, but also a firm commitment to progressive politics, and support for Palestinian rights in particular.