Assassinated Palestinian Poet Refaat Alareer: ‘We Did Not Fail’ With Rania Khalek & Abby Martin

Watch the special live show with Rania Khalek, Abby Martin and Claudia de la Cruz talking about Palestine, the Presidential elections and more here: Palestinian poet, translator, mentor and father Refaat Alareer was assassinated by Israel six months ago. In this clip from a live show with Katie, Rania Khalek, Abby Martin and Claudia de la Cruz at the People’s Forum in January, we talk about Refaat and play some of his last words. We also talk about how Palestine has rehumanized the world. Ticket sale proceeds go to the Gaza-based Palestinian organization We Are Not Numbers, in memory of its co-founder assassinated Gazan professor, poet and translator Refaat Alareer. Sponsored by Breakthrough News, Empire Files and The Katie Halper Show Katie Halper is an award-winning writer, filmmaker and the host of the Katie Halper show podcast, YouTube show and radio show and the co-host of the YouTube show and podcast Useful Idiots. She is the director of the forthcoming documentary “Commie Camp.” Abby Martin is a journalist, the host and creator of The Empire Files, director of Gaza Fights For Freedom and the forthcoming documentary Earth’s Greatest Enemy. Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News, where she hosts the show Dispatches. She also co-hosts the weekly Freedom Side livestream with Eugene Puryear. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps