City Council of Tehran to name street after Rachel Corrie
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The City Council of Tehran has announced that a street in the Iranian capital will be named after the American peace activist, Rachel Corrie.
During a session on Tuesday, the council ratified a proposal to name a street after the activist, who is viewed by many as an epitome of resistance against Israel, Fars news agency reported.
According to the proposal, the 27th street of Tehran's municipal District Six will be named after Rachel Corrie.
Corrie, a 23-year-old American activist from Olympia, Washington, and a member of the International Solidarity Movement, was crushed to death in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli bulldozer on March 16, 2003, when she intervened to prevent a Palestinian home from demolition.
The Israeli Army claimed her death was due to the bulldozer driver's restricted angle of view. Eyewitnesses, however, say there was nothing to obscure the driver's view.
The City Council of Tehran has announced that a street in the Iranian capital will be named after the American peace activist, Rachel Corrie.
During a session on Tuesday, the council ratified a proposal to name a street after the activist, who is viewed by many as an epitome of resistance against Israel, Fars news agency reported.
According to the proposal, the 27th street of Tehran's municipal District Six will be named after Rachel Corrie.
Corrie, a 23-year-old American activist from Olympia, Washington, and a member of the International Solidarity Movement, was crushed to death in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli bulldozer on March 16, 2003, when she intervened to prevent a Palestinian home from demolition.
The Israeli Army claimed her death was due to the bulldozer driver's restricted angle of view. Eyewitnesses, however, say there was nothing to obscure the driver's view.
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freecrack
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and if in tel aviv they named a streeat after neda suliman that would be evil zionist provocation.
but iran, who loves to remind us all that america is the great satan,and has sentenced americans to prison for the crime of hiking, are naming a street after rachel corrie.
and they arent being dicks or nuthin.
its all israel all the time, never the poor iranians. - 9 months ago
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freecrack
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OlBlue
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Although it was probably a political move, I'm happy to hear that she is remembered in any way. More people should know what happened there.
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OlBlue
