Today in Labor History March 16, 2003: Israeli Defense Forces murdered American activist Rachel Corrie in Rafah by running over her with a bulldozer during the 2nd Intifada. She had been defending a Palestinian home that the IDF was trying to demolish as part of their collective punishment of the Palestinian people. Corie was a member of the International Solidarity Movement. She had travelled to Rafah as part of her college's (Evergreen State, in Olympia, WA) senior-year independent-study project to connect Olympia and Rafah with each other as sister cities. Under Trump, her college would likely be stripped of federal funding for allowing such a project, and Corie, herself, might have been deemed a terrorist.
According to a January 2025 report, by the United Nations Office of Coordinated Human Affairs, 92% of all housing units in Gaza are now either destroyed, or severely damaged. 1.9 million of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents are internally displaced. And 345,000 face catastrophic food insecurity.
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/reported-impact-snapshot-gaza-strip-14-january-2025
Cisjordanie occupée : Israël envoie ses chars: Nouvelle escalade israélienne dans le territoire palestinien occupé. Pour la première fois depuis 20 ans et la deuxième Intifada de 2005, l’État sioniste a fait entrer ses chars à Jénine qui ont été accueillis par une pluie de pierres. Dans le même temps, Israël a annoncé avoir expulsé, avec interdiction de rentrer chez eux, des […] 
This follows past protests, including last year’s building blockade and the bold October 2024 action when another group smashed their windows and splattered them with red paint.
On the exact day Booking.com finished replacing their windows, we thought it would be a nice moment to celebrate the re-opening of their main entrance and to show Booking.com that we will continue our campaign until they comply with our demands. 
