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    MoA: RIP Refaat in Gaza Archived Message

    Posted by t on December 9, 2023, 1:42 pm, in reply to "Celtic fans salute Gaza poet, murdered by Israel, who paid tribute to them"

    https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/12/rip-refaat-in-gaza.html#more

    Sad news:

    Muhammad Shehada @muhammadshehad2 - 19:52 UTC · Dec 7, 2023
    Israel killed Prof. Refaat al-Areer, one of Gaza's most prominent writers, poets & activists who spent his life trying to get Gaza's voice to the outside world.

    He was killed in a targeted airstrike on his sister's home that also killed his brother, sister & her 4 kids...

    Refaat's pinned tweet:

    Refaat in Gaza 🇵🇸 @itranslate123 - 13:01 UTC · Nov 1, 2023
    If I must die, let it be a tale.

    #FreePalestine
    #Gaza



    Refaat's last tweet:

    Refaat in Gaza 🇵🇸 @itranslate123 - 5:00 UTC · Dec 4, 2023
    The Democratic Party and Biden are responsible for the Gaza genocide perpetrated by Israel.

    Quote
    Vice President Kamala Harris ...
    Embedded video

    His writing:

    My Child Asks, ‘Can Israel Destroy Our Building if the Power Is Out?’ - NY Times - May 13, 2021

    By Refaat Alareer
    Mr. Alareer lives in Gaza and is the editor of “Gaza Writes Back,” a collection of short stories.
    ...
    On Tuesday, Linah asked her question again after my wife and I didn’t answer it the first time: Can they destroy our building if the power is out? I wanted to say: “Yes, little Linah, Israel can still destroy the beautiful al-Jawharah building, or any of our buildings, even in the darkness. Each of our homes is full of tales and stories that must be told. Our homes annoy the Israeli war machine, mock it, haunt it, even in the darkness. It can’t abide their existence. And, with American tax dollars and international immunity, Israel presumably will go on destroying our buildings until there is nothing left.”
    But I can’t tell Linah any of this. So I lie: “No, sweetie. They can’t see us in the dark.”

    Lectures:

    English Poetry Lecture 1/28: An Introduction to Poetry (video) - Refaat Alareer / eLearning Centre - IUG

    On air:

    Palestine voices on Israel's war against Gaza - Usefull Idiots - Oct 13, 2023
    This week’s interview with Refaat Alareer, Yumna Patel, and Muhammad Shehada
    video

    How Refaat was murdered:

    شهداء غزّة Gaza martyrs @Gaza_Shaheed - 12:54 UTC · Dec 8, 2023
    Important information on Refaat’s assassination:
    The day before yesterday, Refaat received a phone call from the Israeli intelligence about locating him in the school where he took refuge. They informed him that they were going to kill him. He left the school not wanting to endanger the others, and at 6 p.m. his sister's apartment was bombed, where he was killed, his sister and her four children

    Obits:

    In memory of Dr. Refaat Alareer - The Electronic Intifada - 7 December 2023

    ‘If I must die, let it be a tale’: a tribute to Refaat Alareer - Max Blumenthal - December 7, 2023

    Related:

    The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza - Adam Johnson / The Nation - Dec 7 2023
    The US press and politicians are trying to fit the attacks on Gaza into a Zero Dark Thirty mold, but it’s something much simpler—and sinister.

    > America’s media and political class is analyzing, debating, and shaping a narrative in Gaza that’s entirely different from the one being discussed in Israeli media and among Israeli political leaders. This gap, born from casual racism, deliberate credulity, and reflexive alignment with the US government’s party line, is creating a media failure the likes of which we haven’t seen since the run-up to the Iraq War. ... <
    A dear friend of Moon of Alabama tweets:

    annie fofani🇵🇸 @anniefofani - 22:08 UTC · Dec 7, 2023
    I miss you so much Refaat. i assume you sent me this so i could pass it on after your death. so, here it for the world. click, the date is at the base.



    Rest in peace.

    Posted by b on December 8, 2023 at 10:44 UTC

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