Israeli air strikes have targeted a home in Gaza, killing the renowned Palestinian writer, poet and professor Refaat Alareer. He co-founded a youth-led Palestinian non-profit project called We Are Not Numbers. Six members of his family including his two siblings were also killed in the strike.
Ahmed Nehad, a Friend of Refaat, joins Al Jazeera live from Dundee in Scotland.
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Stop the war and free Palestine. Give their lands to Palestine
I didn’t know him but after reading his words. I’m so sad. I feel like I lost a friend. He was a great man and will be remembered through his art. My condoléances to his family and friends. May Allah bless his soul.
Never heard of him. Is he any more important than the kids that Israel has killled? I think not
Free 🇵🇸
RIPals… 😂😂😂
Rest in peace
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That’s sad. But you know what, the word “activist” or “activism” has a really negative connotation.
So I don’t think this network should attach that word to this kind man.
Kind? He sexually assaulted a disabled colleague and posted racist vitriol online for years.
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Why did he not evacuate?
There is a war and people die.
Another ordinary death VERY WELL DRAMATIZED by Al Jazeera, for the purpose of MEDIA Propaganda!😊😊
Like all death in Gaza, all of them are palestinians, NO ONE Has mentioned that they were CRIMINAL hamas or their DEVIL cohorts.
All those killed are Palestinian Civilians according to Al Jazeera.
The author of “Gaza Unsilenced” an absolutely brillant book
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze-
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself—
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
if I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
(Dr. Refaat al-Ar’eer)
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I seen you remembered to like your own comment COMRADE
Like he said HE WILL USE THE POWER OF THE PEN 🖋️ im so uoset ,The Mental Health worldwide this has and is Causing is incalculable horrendous horrific whstva winderful Man ..enough is enough TRULY its ENOUGH
He wasn’t killed but murdered get your words right!!!
Al Jazeera is terrorist propaganda. Qatar is a terrorist state.
THIS HAS TRULY BROKEN ME,I AM SO UPSET 😭 WE WILL NEVER STOP TALKING ABOUT PALESTINE I WILL TELL MY GRANDCHILDREN ABOUT YOU I SWEAR HE WILL LIVE FOREVER I SWEAR HE WAS SO INSPIRING AND A GREAT HUMAN BEING SO PROUD TO HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO READ HIS WORK THANKYOU REFAAT ❤☝️🤲 A MOST WONDERFUL TALENTED SPECIAL PERSON , THANKYOU ALLAH🤲 FOR LETTING US HAVE HIM HE NOW RETURNS TO YOU AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE SHORT TIME WE GOT ,..IT WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO LAST FOR ETERNITY ☝️🤲🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️🫶🏼
I’m absolutely devastated by this news. Of course, it’s on the top of everything else horrific that’s happened over the past 61 days and 75 years, but this has hit me like a ton of bricks. We lost one of the best. 💔
This is so heartbreaking 💔 …… this has to stop …. Israel is a apartheid regime, we all have to come together and do our best for these murderous regime to end their terror on Palestinian people
We must all live & tell the story & let the truth be known……
A dreadful tragedy & loss of an amazing person.
Sincere & heartfelt condolences to all friends & and family.
Obviously targeted for nothing then.
America is behind this all Killings ,This is Genocide of Inocent People.Really Heart Breaking.
Is this another of your Hamas terrorists Bibi, or is it just another example of your vile hatred of all things Palestinian? 😢
“Ham: The youngest son of Noah, born probably about 96 years before the Flood; and one of eight persons to live through the Flood. He became the progenitor of the dark races; not the Negroes, but the Egyptians, Ethiopians, Libyans and Canaanites.” – Zondervan Bible Dictionary
Rip😢
Free Palestine
This “writer” also denied women were raped by Hamas repeatedly.
Al Jazeera is funded by the Qatar goverment who is giving safe haven to the head of Hamas. He sat in Qatar and planned Oct 7th and told his terrorists to rape men, women and children.
I guess, no more dancing in Gaza
May his soul rest in peace, may the Palestinians live to witness a free Palestine
Israel terrorist in the world and there priminister Nathanyaho.
Just nuke Gaza
Heartbreaking
Typical european/terrorists behaviour
FREE PALESTINE ❤❤❤
HATE U ISRAEL YOU MANY KILL PEOPLE PALESTINE YOU WANTED !!!!!
Everything is because of Hamas terrorists…
I am 100% sure Israel targeted him and I’m worried now this fellow will be targeted by the Israelis. I’m also 100% this story will not be shared on mainstream western media.
I’m just beyond disgusted!
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze—
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself—
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up
above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
I suppose it’s difficult being a Palestinian poet. There are only so many words that rhyme with allah or muhammad or disgusting Jews.
Sad loss. May Allah protect his soul.
R.I.P. 😢💔🙏
The apartheid israli regime is taking full advantage of its western bosses (US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, etc) support to carry on genocidal campaign in Gaza.
Hello from Seattle. Condolences to all who knew and loved Prof. Alareer. I follow We Are Not Numbers on Instagram, but this is the first time I’ve heard of the group’s founder. May he Travel on in Peace and Undying Love…
Remember they are using AI to generate targets. This is all on purpose. May Allah grant him and all of our beloved brothers, sisters and children paradise Amin.
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Stop the genocide and return the land to the Palestinians.
More than assassination it looks like a suicide: he stayed at home without fleeing, knowing that a prominent man like him, soon or later could become a target….
Why do we denounce Hitler but can not denounce Israel? I can’t understand their difference
How do you always make such good videos 🔥
How many renown artists of Ukraine have been killed during Russian invasion… dozens… and yet most Palestinians adore Russia and support the invasion… sorry if I don’t show any sympathy in return.
Honte aux etats unis 😡
Some of these palastian are terrorist they are working with Hamas FREE ISREAL FREE ISREAL
They want to send lsreal to the sea IT WILL NOT HAPPEN I SAYÝYYYYYYY
Such a huge tragedy to lose so talented writer poet. I have no words and I’m not Arabic I’m from East Europe but I feel the pain of the loss
Haahahaaaa ,,,nejaasaat
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NOT ANYMORE
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What did this poet write about Hamas beheading babies and raping women?
The beheaded baby story is a LIE. Don’t believe propaganda.
Israel does NOT have the right to defend itself. Our leaders have been lying to us. According to the UN Charter, Article 51, paragraph 139, Israel does not have the right of self-defense from attacks emanating from a territory it occupies and is in effective control of. The UN does not consider Hamas to be a terrorist organization. The Geneva Convention gives Hamas the right to resist the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine
Victim of Hamas, no one else
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😢 sending prayers 🙏
It’s tragic. Blame the adults of Gaza for electing and supporting terrorists and giving them a mandate to provoke war through atrocity.
Innalillahi wainnailaihi rajiun.
Shame on America and Eu for supporting massacre of childrens
Stop genocide free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Very. sad. news. R.I.P
EEUU is only a country ,Israel is only another country
United Nations,Arab COUNTRIES TO STOP THE HUMAN CLEASING EEUU AND ISRAEL ARE MAKING
PALESTINE PEOPLE CANNOT GO ANYWHERE THEY ARE TRAPPED WHERE THEY LIVE ,THEY KNOW SOONER OR LATER ,THERE WILL BE AN ISRAELI BOMBARDEMENT
THIS WRITER WAS A YOUNG PALESTINIAN WRITER ,HE WAS VERY YOUNG , HIS FUTURE WAS FAILED DUE TO NETANAHJU,A CRIMAL WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ,HIS MILITARY CABINET ,THEY ARE ALL SPYCOPATHS. EEUU IS THE 1ST COUNTRY PRODUCING ARMS
A GOOD ,DECENT WRITER WAS KILLED BY THESE 2 COUNTRIES
WHY THE MANY OTHER COUNTRIES DON T STOP ISRAEL AND EEUU KILLING INNOCENT PALESTINIAN BABIES ,CHILDREN ,MOTHERS TO BE? THIS THIS UNFAIR
THEY ARE KILLING PEOPLE .
WHEN WILL BE NETANAHJU ‘S
BIDEN’ S AND BLINKEN ‘S TURN
GOOD PEOPLE DIED AND BAD AND MONSTROUS MEN LIKE NETANAHJU AND BIDEN ‘S ADMINISTRATION ARE ALIVE?
EMIRATES ,YOU ARE ARABS ,AND CONTINUE BUSINESS WITH EEUU
SHAME ON YOU!!!
Correction criminal Netanahju
ARAB COUNTRIES MUST STOP THIS PALESTINE HUMAN CLEASING
WHERE ARE EMIRATES COUNTRIES ,THEY DON T HELP PALESTINE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ,BABIES AND CHILDREN
THERE ARE MANY COUNTRIES TO DO BUSINESS ,EEUU ISN T THE ONLY COUNTRY
YOU MUST HELP Palestine there been killed
BOYCOTT THE EEUU DON T SELL THEM PETROL
AREN T YOU SAD OF SO MANY INNOCENT DEATHS?
SHAME ON YOU EMIRATES
TOO MANY WOMEN BUT WHEN YOUR PARTNERS ,EEUU AND ISRAEL CONTINUE KILLING ,INNOCENT AND HONEST PEOPLE BY MANY THOUSANDS.
YOU YOU PREFER TO DO BUSINESS WITH EEUU AND ISRAEL INSTEAD OF HELPING YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN PALESTINE
The cause nd foundation of the problem is Italy nd France Paris, America, Napolitano, Napoli, Taranto, Torino, Sardegna, Rome /!! (!!!!??
غفر له الله و ارحمه و أدخله في الفردوس الأعلى مع أهله و الصالين.
He was warned to leave but he didn’t. He committed suicide.
イスラエルは虐殺を今すぐやめて。
自分たちが経験したホロスコートと同じことを隣人に行うなんて本当に間違ってる。
人間のすることじゃない。
I wonder who are those famous people who threatened him? I want to know !
Publish on so-called sovereign monopoly money…
Publish Refaat Alareer is not a number or an animal.
Publish We are Not Cattle
Publish on legal tender…
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤
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Innalillah
Another dead so called “poet”. Why not write heart felt “poems” about Hamas killing Palestinians and murdering Israelis instead of blaming Israel for everything!Israel is a democracy flawed like they all are perhaps yet 1.7 million moslems have freedom in Israel to vote run for office…and 70% identify as Israeli! They say israel is apartheid . If a one jew went to live in Gaza they would be torn limb from limb
Hey ‘Sheldon’…why not take a good long hard look at your self perceived entitlement of yourselves being the ‘especially special’ people that ever walked the face of the earth! Why don’t you do that ‘Sheldon’…
So sad…😢
He was honest, well spoken and amazing advocate for his people in the literature and books he published like Gaza Writes Back and people he mentored.
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un
Israel must be held accountable for their crimes against Palestine.
Gloria a ti ,señor, por todo / viva Christo Rey
you will never kill the truth or kill god no matter howmany you assasinate and oppress and shut up ..
Dont be stubborn liked him, when IDF tells you to leave you leave. Your life matters don’t believe the lies of Hamas.
Didn’t know him and wasn’t familiar with his writing but started following him on twitter during recent events. He is an inspiring figure.
No words, only tears.
So renowned..i’ve never heard of him
A noble soul, and a strong voice of humanity.
Even in the jaws of death, he remained firmly committed to the cause of his people.
Rafaat your message will, for ever, remain kindled in the hearts of freedom lovers.
Nothing on earth can stop free Palistine.
Vivian Silver
Say her name you cowards
Maybe the 1948 borders should have had a good behaviour cause in the contract. If you wage war on your neighbour, if you steal their land, you lose what we gave you.
From the accounts one has heard he was TARGETED. Israel DESTROYS PLACES OF WORSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, MEDICAL RELIEF with the excuse of Hamas. CLEARLY That is A BIG LIE meant for White Liberal Consumption, read Biden.
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With or without baking powder?