An Appeal
for Scholarship Donations
In Memory of Rachel Corrie
Another act that the Israeli authorities are now trying to hide in
the name of Israeli security is the murder of the young American peace activist Rachel
Corrie, which they committed in broad day light and in view of many witnesses.
The senseless death of Rachel Corrie has
been the culmination of the Israeli crimes against Palestinians and their friends the
international peace activists known simply as the “internationals.” Rachel mounted a peaceful, non-violent protest
against illegal Israeli house demolitions of Palestinian families. She was no more a threat to Israel’s security
than Israeli or other peace activists.
We should not allow Israel's security, a
term and an excuse used to justify attacks on innocent Palestinian civilians, to become a
cover for Rachel’s murder by the Israeli military bulldozer. Nor should we allow the threat of war, or even the
war itself, to make us forget what the Israeli authorities did to Rachel, commit her
murder in cold blood and without shame. Further,
we can not allow the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza to dismiss Rachel’s death as
an “accident” like they did with the death of so many residents of Jenin or the
so many Palestinian “accidents” that take place daily throughout the West Bank
and Gaza. Congress and the Bush Administration
must move swiftly to protect the “internationals” in the Palestinian
territories; they must conduct separate investigations of this “accident” and
hold as criminals those accountable.
In the meantime, let us pay tribute
to Rachel by keeping her memory alive. The
Ladah Foundation has established two annual Rachel
Corrie Memorial Scholarships, one at Bethlehem University and one
at Birzeit University, both funded by the Foundation.
The Foundation has also launched a campaign to raise funds to make
these endowed scholarships to support Palestinian students in perpetuity, keeping Rachel's
memory alive for as long as we can. We believe this is the best way to honor Rachel's
memory and the cause of peace for which she sacrificed her life.
Please help.
You can help in the following manner:
1)
Please donate generously and ask your
relatives and friends to donate. If you file
US federal income tax, your donation is tax deductible.
The Foundation will send you an official receipt for tax deduction purposes. Click here to find out how
to donate.
2)
In the name of peace, help us forward this
message widely, around the world, and ask others to donate.
Your help and your donation will be
appreciated by many Palestinian students and by peace loving people around the world and
will keep Rachel's memory alive.
The Ladah Foundation