In the News
March 10, 2008
For Former Combatants, A Plan for Peace
Fresh Air with Terry Gross
WNYY -- National Public Radio
BASSAM ARAMIN and ZOHAR SHAPIRA, the co-founders of Combatants for
Peace, are on a mission to end the cycle of violence in Israel and
Palestine by bringing together individuals who previously fought
against each other. So far, more than 550 former enemies have joined
the group. To read a description and hear the interview,
click here.
February 22, 2008
Making Peace One Person at a Time
Morning Edition -- National Public Radio
BASSAM ARAMIN and ITAMAR SHAPIRA, co-founders of Combatants for Peace,
spoke with Linda Gradstein on Morning Edition. To read a description
and hear the interview,
click here.
February 1, 2008
Talk Features Former Israeli And Palestinian Fighters
Santa Cruz Sentinel
On January 30, BASSAM ARAMIN and ELIK ELHANAN spoke in Santa Cruz, CA.
This article discusses the positive reception to their approach
towards peace. To read the full text,
click here.
February 1, 2008
BASSAM ARAMIN and ELIK ELHANAN on The People Speak Radio
The People Speak Radio
On January 28, BASSAM ARAMIN and ELIK ELHANAN spoke with Basima Farhat
of The People Speak
Radio and talked about importance of America's and her citizen's
involvement in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and how, with insight
and compassion, peace is possible. To read a description,
click here, and to hear the interview,
click here
.
February 1, 2008
BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA on The Story
The Story
On January 24, BASSAM ARAMIN and ELIK ELHANAN spoke with Dick Gordon
of The Story and talked about how
the Israeli Occupation hurts both sides of the conflict, and
how peace is possible. To read a description and hear the interview,
click here.
February 1, 2008
As Gaza Plunges into Darkness, Israeli and Palestinian
Fighters-Turned-Peace-Activists Speak Out
Democracy Now!
On January 22, BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATHAN SHAPIRO spoke with Amy
Goodman of Democracy Now!
and spoke about their efforts for peace and their thoughts on attacks
in Gaza. To read a description and transcript,
click here, and to hear the interview, click here
.
January 31, 2008
Combatants for Peace Given The Peace Abbey Courage Of Conscience Award
San Francisco, CA, January 31, 2008 — Combatants for Peace
(C4P) is being awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award, in
response to nomination by Andrea LeBlanc of September 11th Families
for Peaceful Tomorrows....
To read more,
click here.
January 28, 2008
Founding Members Of Combatants For Peace To Speak At University Of San Diego
Founding members of Combatants for Peace, Bassam Aramin and Elik
Elhanan, will speak at Peace and Justice Theater at the University of
San Diego at 7:00PM on Monday, January 28, as part of a U.S. speaking
tour aimed at giving Americans tangible, immediate ways to support
Israelis and Palestinians who are partners for justice and peace....
To read more,
click here.
January 24, 2008
End The Occupation - And Get Justice For Its Victims
Baltimore Sun
On January 24, BASSAM ARAMIN’S op-ed appeared in
Thursday’s Baltimore Sun. To read the full text,
click here.
January 24, 2008
The Struggle: “More John Pilger”
The Struggle
Stanley Heller salutes Palestinians for destroying the wall between
the Strip and Gaza. Continuation of John Pilger’s talk in
Chicago. BASSAM ARAMIN of Combatants for Peace talks about the
killing of his ten year old daughter by an Israeli soldier.
To see the interview,
click here.
January 22, 2008
BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA on The Mark Johnson Show
WDEV-RadioVermont
On Tuesday, January 22, BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA spoke with
Mark Johnson of The Mark
Johnson Show on RadioVermont, WDEV, and told their story of
founding Combatants for Peace and of their joint goals and visions
(to listen,
click here
).
January 21, 2008
BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA on Pacifica Radio
WBAI-Pacifica Radio
On Wednesday, January 16, YONATAN SHAPIRA and BASSAM ARAMIN spoke on
Wake Up Call on WBAI-Pacifica radio with Mimi Rosenberg (to
listen,
click here
)
and on Beyond the Pale with Marilyn Neimark and Esther Kaplan
also on WBAI, Sunday, January 20 (to listen,
click here
).
January 19, 2008
BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA on RadioIslam
WCEV-RadioIslam
On Saturday, January 19, BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA spoke with
Amir and Mohammed of Chicago’s RadioIslam, and spoke of their cooperative efforts, and vision, to end the Occupation
(to listen,
click here
).
January 19, 2008
The Struggle: Combatants Tour Stop
The Struggle
BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA of Combatants for Peace spoke in
Orange, CT in January 2007 as part of their tour. Combatants for Peace
are former Israeli and Palestinian fighters.
To see the interview,
click here.
January 16, 2008
BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA CNN Interview
CNN
On the first day of their tour, January 16th, BASSAM ARAMIN and YONATAN SHAPIRA, co-founders of Combatants for Peace, were interviewed on CNN. The transcript of the show is
here.
January 16, 2008
Former Israeli And Palestinian Fighters Embark On U.S. Speaking Tour
On Wednesday, January 16, Bassam Aramin and Yonatan Shapira, founding
members of the Jerusalem-based Combatants for Peace (C4P), will launch
a U.S. speaking tour aimed at educating Americans about the Israeli
occupation and advocating for a non-violent resolution to the conflict
between Israel and the Palestinian people....
To read more,
click here.
January 12, 2008
Aramin Family Breaks Ground On Garden Memorializing 10-Year-Old
Daughter Killed By Israeli Soldiers One Year Ago
Nearly one year after 10-year-old Abir Aramin was shot and killed by a
rubber bullet to the head, her parents, Bassam and Salwa Aramin, will
lead former combatants — Israeli and Palestinian — in a
solemn groundbreaking ceremony to build “Abir’s
Garden,” a playground in memory of their daughter....
To read more,
click here.
April 20, 2006
Twilight Zone / It takes a village
Haaretz
..."We have a kindergarten with 100 children," he relates. "They want to demolish it, but we were helped by people from America who went to Congress and told them that they built us a kindergarten and the soldiers want to destroy it."...
March 20, 2006
Nonprofit Spotlight: The Rebuilding Alliance
MidEast Connect
...There are also organizations such as The Rebuilding Alliance who focus on community building by recreating what was destroyed. This organization has a sole goal of providing a stable place people can call home...
March 22, 2006
Rachel Corrie's Parents React to New York Theater's Postponement of a Play Based on Their Late Daughter's Words
Democracy Now
We speak with Rachel Corrie's parents, Craig and Cindy, who have traveled to...
“My Name is Rachel Corrie” — A Debate Over Why the Play is Not Opening in New York
Democracy Now
“My Name is Rachel Corrie” - a play based on the words of the American peace...
March 16, 2006
People Across the Globe Stage Readings of Rachel Corrie's Words on Third Anniversary of Her Death
Democracy Now
American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer...
March 08, 2006
Legendary Actor Vanessa Redgrave Calls Cancellation of Rachel Corrie Play an “Act of Catastrophic Cowardice”
Democracy Now
New York theater company is coming under criticism for backing out of an...
January 06, 2006
No Attempt to Kidnap Rachel Corrie's Parents in Rafah
WAFA – Palestine News Agency – Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine
RAFAH, January 6, 2006 (WAFA) – Craig and Cindy Corrie, Parents of slain American human rights activist Rachel Corrie, said they were never threatened with ...
From an eye witness in Billin: the other side of the story
OpEdNews – USA
... Lawyers, Sheiks, women and children come and stand with us in solidarity for human rights. Rachel Corrie's family has been here too.".
January 04, 2006
Rachel Corrie's parents endure brush with Gaza kidnappers
Jerusalem Post - Israel
... "I said, ‘yes,’ but that this is the father and mother of Rachel Corrie," he said. At no time during the exchange was he frightened ...
No Attempt to Kidnap Rachel Corrie's Parents
International Solidarity Movement – Palestine
News reports stating that the parents of slain American human rights activist Rachel Corrie were the intended targets of an attempted kidnapping Wednesday in ...
Sharon struck down by massive stroke
Independent – London,England,UK
... four public buildings and closed off the Rafah crossing into Egypt after trying to kidnap five Americans, including the parents of Rachel Corrie, killed by ...
August 17, 2005
As Unarmed IDF Soldiers Evacuate Settlers, A Look at the Israeli Bulldozing of the Palestinian Home that Killed Rachel Corrie
Democracy Now
As the Israeli pays millions of dollars to Gaza settlers and prepares to demolish their homes after the evacuation, we look back at another home demolition that came with no compensation....
July 04, 2005
Detroit City Council issues Corrie resolution
By Danielle Smith
The Arab American News
DETROIT — In a significant first for the family of slain peace activist Rachel Corrie, theCity of Detroit invited a delegation currently touring the country with them to address a session of the Council.
June 30, 2005
Parents of slain activist carry on their daughter's work
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier – Waterloo,IA,USA
... Craig and Cindy Corrie learned that lesson much too late. Their daughter Rachel, 23, was crushed to death in March of 2003 by an Israeli Caterpillar bulldozer ...
June 27, 2005
Parents continue Rachel's message
DesMoinesRegister.com – Des Moines,IA,USA
... the group Human Rights Watch released a report on Rachel's death. ... the "impartiality and professionalism of the Israeli investigation into Corrie's death are ...
June 25, 2005
Wisconsin Public Radio interview with Cindy Corrie and Khaled Nasrallah
Listen to the public radio broadcast here!
Families here to raise funds for Palestinians to rebuild
By Emily Walker
Kalamazoo Gazette
Safina Aman's 17-year-old daughter wants to witness firsthand the Palestinian people's struggle to live in an Israeli-occupied land.
June 23, 2005
Palestinian clan joins parents of Rachel Corrie, the activist ...
The Jewish Journal – Los Angeles,CA,USA
... The Nasrallahs occupied the last house standing in their neighborhood; it was the homestead that American activist Rachel Corrie died trying to protect. ...
June 22, 2005
Activist's parents to speak on Mideast
DesMoinesRegister.com – Des Moines,IA,USA
... Rachel Corrie was killed in March 2003 by an Israeli bulldozer as she tried to protect the home of Khaled and Samah Nasrallah. The ...
Tempest in Santa Fe Confronting Israeli Myth–Making
CounterPunch – Petrolia,CA,USA
... again wondering how The Israel Project handles it when a story unfavorable to Israel gets out, asked Wachter, "...another one — Rachel Corrie, who was ...
June 20, 2005
Fallen activist's father raises funds to rebuild Palestinian homes
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA
... meeting hall in Seattle's University District, Corrie stood before about 50 people who'd come to hear more about the cause his daughter Rachel Corrie died for ...
Tour keeps woman's efforts going
by Paul Sand
The (Tacoma) News Tribune
Even though his daughter wasn’t there, Craig Corrie spent his Father’s Day honoring her memory by helping a family from the other side of the world.....
June 19, 2005
Two Families launch Nationwide Tour to Help Ending Hostilities in Middle East
Palestine News Agency
OLYMPIA, June 19, 2005, (WAFA) — Parents of Rachel Corrie and the couple whose home she was defending launched a nationwide tour to plead for help in ending hostilities in the Middle East...
Families from Gaza U.S. tour to rebuild homes
By Ted Maher
The Oregonian
Palestinians losing their homes to Israeli bulldozers say their story is known to few Americans, so a small group is touring the country to plead their case and made a stop in Portland...
Corries, Palestinians close to daughter team for fund–raiser
The Olympian – Olympia,WA,USA
... Then one March afternoon, they watched through cracks in their concrete garden wall as Rachel Corrie was fatally crushed by a bulldozer. ...
Parents to speak about daughter who was killed by Israeli ...
TheNewsTribune.com – Tacoma,WA,USA
... Corrie are working with groups across the country to help the Palestinian family rebuild their home and hundreds more in the name of Rachel Corrie, 23, who was ...
June 17, 2005
‘Rachel Has Been Always With Us In Rafah’
By Keith Eldridge
KOMO TV, Seattle
OLYMPIA — Two very different families forever tied by tragedy are launching a nationwide tour to plead for help in ending hostilities in the Middle East.
Parents of woman killed by Israeli bulldozer tour nation to raise ...
The State – Columbia,SC,USA
... When 23–year–old American Rachel Corrie was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, she was protesting the impending demolition of a Palestinian home. ...
June 16, 2005
Rachel's parents tour U.S. to raise money to rebuild Rafah homes
By Rachel la Corte
The Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ When 23–year–old American Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, she was protesting the impending demolition of a Palestinian home.
Victim's Parents Tour US to Raise Money
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
OLYMPIA, Wash. — When 23–year–old American Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli ... On Friday, the tour comes to Rachel Corrie's hometown of Olympia. ...
Parents of woman killed by Israeli bulldozer tour nation to raise ...
kgw.com (subscription) – Portland,OR,USA
When 23–year–old Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer, she was protesting the impending demolition of a Palestinian home. ...
June 14, 2005
BRAIN CITY
Seattle Weekly – Seattle,WA,USA
... Cindy and Craig Corrie In an appearance cosponsored by area peace groups, the parents of local activist Rachel Corrie are joined by Khaled and Samah Nasrallah ...
June 09, 2005
Dead activist's parents to visit Oakland
Oakland Tribune – Oakland,CA,USA
... Israeli authorities said the bulldozer was clearing debris and shrubbery to expose bombs, and its driver didn't see Rachel Corrie in his path. ...
Slain activist's parents in Oakland
Daily Review Online – CA,USA
... know what has happened to them, that we understand, and are taking responsibility for that," Cindy Corrie said in a written statement. "Rachel wrote of the ...
The Calendar
Santa Cruz Sentinel – Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... ‘REBUILDING THE HOME RACHEL CORRIE STOOD TO SAFEGUARD’: Americans rally to create hope as Gaza redeployment begins.
June 03, 2005
Berkeley This Week
Berkeley Daily Planet – Berkeley,CA,USA
... www.berkeleyheritage.com. "In Rachel's Name" with the parents of Rachel Corrie at 7 pm at the First Congregational Church in Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. ...
March 16, 2005
Family of Rachel Corrie Sues Israeli Government and Caterpillar Inc. Two Years After She Was Crushed by Military Bulldozer
Democracy Now
Today is the second anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie - the American...
October 26, 2004
Israeli Supreme Court demands army justify demolitions
ABC News Online
The Israeli Supreme Court has demanded explanations from the army over the scale of the destruction of Palestinian homes in the Rafah region of the Gaza Strip, judicial sources said.....
October 23, 2004
Press Release
Razing Rafah: Mass home demolitions in the Gaza Strip
Human Rights Watch
These houses should have been demolished and evacuated a long time ago... Three hundred meters of the Strip along the two sides of the border must be evacuated... Three hundred meters, no matter how many houses, period.
— Major–General Yom–Tov Samiya, former head of IDF Southern Command
I built homes for Israelis for 13 years. I never thought the day would come when they'd destroy my house. ...They destroyed the future. How can I start all over now?
— Isbah al–Tayour, Rafah resident, former construction worker in Israel
full report...
October 18, 2004
When we came back they had destroyed all the houses
Chris McGreal at Jabaliya refugee camp
The Guardian
The Israeli general who commanded the destruction of the only Jewish settlement in the Sinai before it was returned to Egypt recently offered Ariel Sharon advice on how to carry out his pledge to remove settlers from the Gaza strip....
October 10, 2003
Press Release
MINNESOTA'S UNITED METHODISTS TAKE ACTION TO SAVE PALESTINIAN PEACE CENTER
Minneapolis
Congregations Urged to Pray, Contact Congress, and Signal with Candle in Window
October 7, 2003
Press Release
HONOR RACHEL, END HOUSE DEMOLITIONS
by Jeff Halper
The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, together with the entire Israeli peace and human rights movement and all partners in the Rebuilding Homes Campaign, mourns the death in Gaza of Rachel Corrie and extends its condolences to her family, friends and comrades in the International Solidarity Movement.
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Lewis Mumford Award
The Global Campaign to Rebuild Palestinian Homes has been awarded the 2003 Lewis Mumford Award for Development by the Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility.
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October 6, 2003
Press Release
H.ConRes. 111 Introduced in US House of Representatives
Support H.Con.Res.111: Expressing sympathy for the loss of Rachel Corrie. An open letter from the International Soldierly Movement
Friends,
Many of you may have already received action alerts asking you to call/write your members of Congress to ask them to support H.Con.Res.111.
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