The false cult of St Rachel Corrie of Gaza - Exposed

Rachel Corrie was an activist in the the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement. She died in Gaza when an Israeli bulldozer ran over her, apparently accidentally. She gave her life for the cause of the Hamas, which is genocide of the Jewish people and in defense of terrorism. Corrie has been turned into a plastic saint of the hate Israel movement and a cult object. A play and a movie have been produced that falsify the record and portray Corrie as the innocent victim of Zionist imperialism, killed intentionally while trying to stop the crimes of the evil Zionists. Perhaps a shrine will be erected in her name, and a pilgrimage instituted in Gaza. 

 

Regrettably, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival chose not only to present the film, but to invite Cindy Corrie, Rachel's mother, to talk about the martyrdom of her daughter. This was inevitably going to attract the sort of audience who applauds the name of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and that's who showed up there. Of course, anyone has a right to express their opinions, but there is no reason to stage an anti-Semitic event at a Jewish Film Festival.

 

What next at Jewish Film Festivals? "The Eternal Jew" with commentary by David Duke? Too bad that none of the Jewish charities that fund the festival, some of whom protested the showing of the film, were willing to remove their support from the film festival organization. Jews shouldn't be financing their own destruction. It is also hard to believe that the meek and mild Friends Service Committee - the Quakers - have become involved with a cult that supports and justifies terrorism. They sent squads of people to cheer on the cause of the blessed martyr St. Rachel of Gaza.

 

Dr. Michael Harris of SF Voice for Israel led a grass roots protest against the decision to show the film and let Cindy Corrie speak. As a result he was invited to talk before the film, and amidst catcalls, jeers and maniacal laughter, managed to present a more balanced picture of the circumstances surrounding the "martyrdom" of "saint" Corrie, the patron saint of anti-ZIonists and terrorists. Here is one impression of the audience reaction. In his address, Harris reminded the audience that Israel has many real martyrs, totally innocent people who were murdered by terrorist attacks that intentionally targeted civilians. He reminded them that the attacks had killed about a thousand Israelis, and that the IDF was in Gaza to prevent the proliferation of weapons smuggling tunnels. Rachel Corrie and ISM was there to defend the terrorists. ISM founder George N. Rishmawi explained that the only way to call attention to his movement was to get one of its activists killed. Rachel Corrie was chosen as the "righteous victim," by fate or design.   

 

Is this film coming to a neighborhood theater near you? Know the facts, protest the film. Get the truth out and help expunge the vile cult of St. Rachel Corrie. Below is a part of Dr. Harris's account.  You can find the rest of it, including  a complete transcript of his address,  at his BlueTruth Web log.

 

Ami Isseroff

 

SF Jewish Film Festival Audience Jeers Pro-Israel Speaker but Cheers for Ahmedinejad
DrMike [Michael Harris MD]  

The controversy about the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival's invitation to Cindy Corrie hit a fever pitch this week. An editorial in "j", our local community newspaper, endorsed the same opinion previously expressed here. In addition, the president of the SFJFF board resigned and two prominent local foundations issued a stinging criticism of the Film Festival's decision to invite Mrs. Corrie.

But things were to get even more interesting. I was personally invited by Peter Stein, the executive director of the SFJFF, to make a brief statement prior to the film to discuss why many of us objected to this program. While I knew that this would be a hostile audience, I didn't anticipate objections from many dedicated activists within the pro-Israel community who felt that this would let the Film Festival off the hook by allowing them to claim that they had "balanced" the program. However, StandWithUs fully supported this appearance, realizing that this was a unique opportunity to present our viewpoint, even knowing that the majority of the audience would be hostile.

And everything that happened yesterday was exactly as anticipated. Not only had the event's co-sponsors, Jewish Voice for Peace and American Friends Service Committee, send out appeals to their members to show up in force, but Cindy Corrie herself sent out a similar e-mail. So the crowd's reaction was no surprise, and you can see it for yourself here.

 

Continued here: SF Jewish Film Festival Audience Jeers Pro-Israel Speaker but Cheers for Ahmedinejad