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Joe Carr, also known as Joseph Smith, was brought to public attention in March 2003 when he came forward as an eyewitness to the death of Rachel Corrie. [3] Corrie, a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), died in Rafah in the Gaza Strip when she tried to obstruct the operation of an Israeli bulldozer. Carr, a United States citizen, said he took photographs of Corrie standing in front of a bulldozer and of her later lying in the arms of her friends, [1] though this has been questioned. [2] Rachel Corrie Rachel Corrie (April 10, 1979–March 16, 2003) was a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled as an activist to the Gaza Strip during the Al-Aqsa Intifada. ...
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) was founded in 2001 by Ghassan Andoni, a Palestinian activist, Huwaida Arraf, a Palestinian-American, Adam Shapiro, a Jewish New Yorker, Neta Golan, an Israeli activist and others. ...
Rafah (Arabic: رÙØ Hebrew: רפיח) is a town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border, and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border, on the Sinai Peninsula. ...
Carr also acted as an eyewitness when ISM activist Tom Hurndall was shot in Rafah in April 2003. He was subpoenaed in December 2004 to testify at the trial of Sergeant Taysir al-Heib (20), an Israel Defense Forces soldier from a Bedouin patrol, who was charged in connection with Hurndall's death. Carr appeared before an Israeli military court at a military base at Castina Junction in Ashkalon, near Tel Aviv, and testified as a defense witness. Al-Heib was convicted of manslaughter. Tom Hurndall, 1981-2004 Thomas Tom Hurndall (November 29, 1981 - January 13, 2004) was a British photographer and member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and an activist against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. ...
A subpoena is a writ commanding a person to appear under penalty (from Latin). ...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: ×¦×‘× ×”×”×’× ×” לישר×ל (help· info), [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli army, Israeli air force and Israeli navy. ...
Bedouin resting at Mount Sinai Bedouin, derived from the Arabic , a generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to Arab nomadic groups, who are found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev...
Ashkelon or Ashqelon (Hebrew אשקלון; Arabic عسقلان ʿAsqalān; Latin Ascalon) was an ancient Philistine seaport on the east coast of the Mediterranian sea just north of Gaza. ...
Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ...
This article is about witnesses in law courts. ...
In addition to his work with ISM, Carr has worked with the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). He spent three months with CPT in the West Bank town of Tuwani in 2004, but Israeli authorities have since denied him entry to the area. In April 2005, Carr spent time working with CPT in Iraq. Carr has given presentations in the United States about his experiences. [citation needed] Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) is an international organization set up to support teams of peace workers in conflict areas around the world. ...
See also
James Miller. ...
Brian Avery (born 1979) is a former volunteer for the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), who was injured in the face on April 5, 2003 while working for the ISM in the West Bank town of Jenin. ...
References - ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
Further Reading - Joe Carr's website
- "An Interview with Joe Carr"
- Morrison, Patricia Lynn. "People Around the World Pay Tribute to Rachel Corrie", Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May 2004
- Carr in Fallujah
- "Joe Smith". "'Not again': Eyewitness Joe Smith writes about the shooting of Tom Hurndall", The Electronic Intifada, 12 April 2003
- Kaplan, Lee. Who is Joseph Smith? An ISM “activist” with no job but dual identities tours America, Northeast Intelligence Network, 2005.
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