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'''Rachel Corrie''' was a 23-year-old American peace activist who was crushed to death by a bulldozer while protesting against [[Israel]]'s demolition operation in the Gaza Strip. | '''Rachel Corrie''' was a 23-year-old American peace activist who was crushed to death by a bulldozer while protesting against [[Israel]]'s demolition operation in the Gaza Strip. | ||
| − | In May 2004, a play opened called ''My Name is Rachel Corrie'', | + | In May 2004, a play opened called ''My Name is Rachel Corrie'', praising the young American's activism, British theater critics hailed the play, comparing it with dramatizations of the lives of [[Primo Levi]] and [[Anne Frank]]. |
[[Category:Liberal Activists]] | [[Category:Liberal Activists]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corrie, Rachel}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Corrie, Rachel}} | ||
Revision as of 23:03, August 27, 2010
Rachel Corrie was a 23-year-old American peace activist who was crushed to death by a bulldozer while protesting against Israel's demolition operation in the Gaza Strip.
In May 2004, a play opened called My Name is Rachel Corrie, praising the young American's activism, British theater critics hailed the play, comparing it with dramatizations of the lives of Primo Levi and Anne Frank.