Refaat Alareer was a Palestinian writer and translator living in Gaza. His wit and scathing criticism of the Israeli occupation made him an important and beloved online figure. A targeted Israeli strike hit the apartment Refaat was sheltering in, and he was killed along with members of his family. His death drew attention to his pinned tweet, which shared his poem "If I Must Die." I reproduce it here:
What I'm Reading: "If I Must Die"
What I'm Reading: "If I Must Die"
What I'm Reading: "If I Must Die"
Refaat Alareer was a Palestinian writer and translator living in Gaza. His wit and scathing criticism of the Israeli occupation made him an important and beloved online figure. A targeted Israeli strike hit the apartment Refaat was sheltering in, and he was killed along with members of his family. His death drew attention to his pinned tweet, which shared his poem "If I Must Die." I reproduce it here: