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Theatre Studies: My Name is Rachel Corrie

Rachel Corrie

Rachel's emails from Palestine
Corrie's family loses court appeal
International Solidarity Movement
A post published by the International Solidarity Movement on the 13th anniversary of Rachel Corrie's death. Includes a video interview with her not long before her death.
‘Rachel Corrie’s death should be incentive for global solidarity with Palestine’
Five questions for Rachel Corrie's parents
Israel: Dangerous Ruling in Rachel Corrie Case

News at the time

The death of Rachel Corrie
Israeli Army bulldozer kills American protesting in Gaza
From The New York Times
How did Rachel Corrie become a Palestinian martyr?
A 2008 article from The Guardian, which includes interviews with the Corrie family.

Conflict in Israel and Palestine

Primer on Palestine, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Population Statistics
Features graphs and charts demonstrating the changing nature of Palestine/Israel's population from 1910 to 2005.
Arab-Israeli Wars from Britannica
Israel and Palestine introduction
This video is clearly pro-Palestine and calls for assistance. Rachel Corrie may have been influenced by similar things.
Crash Course: Conflict in Israel & Palestine
0:00 / 10:18 The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history
IsraelPalestine For Critical Thinkers: #1 Ancient Roots

Quick Links

Responses to the play

Alan Rickman slams 'censorship'
SBS Dateline
Two people with opposing views on Israel go to see My Name Is Rachel Corrie, and then debate the play afterwards.
Meet the Palestinian actress who's reviving Rachel Corrie's message of peace on the Dubai stage