More violence in Palestine

Tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie. She died in Gaza trying to stop the destruction of an innocent family’s home. Her parents have taken up her cause, and I heard them speak at a rally in 2005. They are remarkable.

Unfortunately, another American has been seriously hurt while engaging in non-violent protest against the apartheid wall in the West Bank. The Israeli Defense Forces shot a teargas canister at him, and it hit him directly in the forehead. He is in stable condition and on a respirator. His name is Tristan Anderson, and his picture in on this blog post. Here is the latest report on his condition.

And two Israeli police officers were killed. They were on patrol in the West Bank, near Israeli settlements near the border with Jordan. They were shot, and then reportedly lost control of their police vehicle and overturned. The full story is here.

And there is a call to action on stopping night raids by the IDF in the West Bank. That is fully explained by Jewish Voices for Peace here.

I hope Tristan recovers soon. I hope the violence in Israel and Palestine stops now.