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Rachel Corrie's Parents Mourn Death of Ayşenur Eygi, Warn of Israeli Military Cover-Up
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September 9, 2024
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As friends and family mourn the killing of Turkish American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, we speak with the parents of Rachel Corrie, another American killed while volunteering with the International Solidarity Movement to protect Palestinians from attacks and displacement. Corrie was just 23 years old when she was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer in Gaza in 2003 as she attempted to use her body to stop the destruction of Palestinian homes. Cindy and Craig Corrie have since devoted their lives to their daughter's cause and founded the nonprofit Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice. They say the news of Eygi's death brought back painful memories. "It thrusts us back to that moment on March 16, 2003, about noon, when we were in Charlotte, North Carolina, and got the word about Rachel," says Cindy Corrie. "It's a parent's nightmare." Craig Corrie echoes calls by Eygi's family for an independent probe into her killing. "Israel does not do investigations; they do cover-ups."
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