Refaat Alareer, a beloved Palestinian poet, writer, and academic, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on December 7, along with his family members. His death has sparked widespread mourning and calls for a ceasefire and the dismantling of apartheid. His last poem, 'If I Must Die,' has been read by Scottish actor Brian Cox and activists at the Palestine Festival of Literature. The tragedy has drawn attention to the more than 17,700 Palestinians who have died in Gaza, each with their own unique and irreplaceable human life.
The assassination of Refaat Alareer is particularly shocking, but it's worth remembering that every one of the more than 17,700 Palestinians who have died in Gaza so far had their own story as well, their own unique and irreplaceable human life. https://t.co/9DRIqJn2m2 https://t.co/xI1kqbEv49
“If I must die, let it bring hope. Let it be a tale.” Actor Brian Cox reads 'If I Must Die,' the last poem by the slain Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, as part of the Palestine Festival of Literature. https://t.co/U3NyjksTy6
Ref`at al-Areer is a beloved Palestinian writer, poet, and scholar who was killed by an Israeli strike on 6 December along with his brother and his son, his sister and her three children. Join us for a conversation with @JehadAbusalim , a former student and friend, in… https://t.co/3rYf8vh98K https://t.co/dIdUq2gdYs
On stage & outside nat'l bookfair in Rome, activists recall Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, killed by Israel in Gaza on Dec 7, along with 17,000 others, flying a kite as he requested in his poem "If I must die." #CeasefireNow & #DismantleApartheid calls met with huge applause. https://t.co/NczbKXkqCD
Scottish actor Brian Cox reads If I Must Die, the famous poem composed Palestinian poet, teacher and academic Refaat Al Areer who was killed on December 7 by a targeted Israeli airstrike in Gaza. https://t.co/uNShAMj9Jr
Brian Cox reads Refaat Alareer's "If I Must Die". Alareer, a father of six children, was a well-known academic and writer from #Gaza. He was assassinated last Thursday in an Israeli strike that targeted his sister's apartment in the besieged enclave. https://t.co/OJxaQlwsNS
"As Palestinians, no matter what comes of this, we haven’t failed. We did our best. And we didn’t lose our humanity," said poet Refaat Alareer in a WhatsApp voice note to TIME before he was killed by an Israeli airstrike https://t.co/5rcHrTh1Es