Kids for Palestine helped with the mural on Sunday.
Refaat Alareer wrote the poem on the mural:
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze –
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself –
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
Refaat is survived by an extended family who post regularly on Twitter. Their campaigns are verified by lifeline4gaza.com. You can support Refaat’s family by following these links and giving.
Here are some tweets from them appealing for help to provide for Refaat’s aunt:
Here are pictures of kids for Palestine helping paint the mural
