While Alareer’s death is being mourned among Palestinians, some of his comments have caused offense. In a BBC interview he described the October 7 attacks as “a pre-emptive attack by Palestinian resistance” that was “legitimate and moral.”
His death on Thursday sparked tributes from friends, colleagues and students across the globe.
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Refaat Alareer (left) sits with his friends and colleagues, Yousef Aljamal (center) and Jehad Abusalim (right), on the Staten Island Ferry in New York during a book tour in 2014.
“My fondest memories are of jumping into his hilariously small car – definitely the smallest, quirkiest, possibly oldest car in Gaza and driving around listening to audiobooks and podcasts with him. He loved audio literature,” Page told CNN on Friday.
“I am about 700 meters away from the clashes and can hear screams from where I am," he said.
While Alareer’s death is being mourned among Palestinians, some of his comments have caused offense. In a BBC interview he described the October 7 attacks as “a pre-emptive attack by Palestinian resistance” that was “legitimate and moral.”
From CNN's Celine Alkhaldi, Kareem Khadder and Michael Rios
CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman and Eyad Kourdi contributed reporting.
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DC, this week, and had reached out to the White House asking to attend Tuesday’s reception but were not invited.
“He always championed others, ahead of himself. He was a great writer but his mission was to platform and support other writers.”
The remarks appear to support Israel’s contention that its forces are closing in on what it claims are two Hamas strongholds in the north of Gaza — Jabalya and Shejaiya.
Borrell's remarks also follow the announcement of a new visa policy by the United States targeting the same violent individuals.
