While many knew Hossam as a fearless journalist, there was so much more to him. He was a young man with dreams, with a sense of humor, and a heart full of life. He loved dressing well, even in the middle of chaos, once joking:
“What if I run into a cute girl while reporting? I want to look good!”
Hossam had crushes. He wanted to fall in love, to build a family, to be a husband and a father. He talked about the future like he believed in it — like it was something real and reachable. He wanted more than headlines and frontlines. He wanted soft mornings, quiet dinners, laughter with loved ones.
He dreamed of leaving Gaza someday, saying,
“When this is all over, I’m taking a long break — I want to visit a beautiful country.”
He longed for peace — not just for his people, but for his own soul. A chance to breathe freely, to explore, to just be.
He grew up by the sea and loved seafood deeply. The ocean was part of him — he’d smile and say,
“I love everything seafood — I grew up with it.”
There was something about the water that calmed him, something that reminded him of home, even as the world around him was in pieces.
At night, you’d find him with his headphones on, listening to music — especially Palestinian songs. He’d spend time during the day downloading them so he could escape into melodies once the city quieted down. It was his small form of peace — rhythm in the middle of ruin.
He was pure. He was innocent.
There was a gentleness in him that never hardened, even in war. A softness that stayed untouched by the noise around him. He believed in beauty, in love, in something better. And that is how he should be remembered — not just as a journalist, but as a young man who wanted to live.
No surprise Michael Rapaport admits to revering Meir Kahane, the founding father of Israel's Messianic or Monarchist camp, the first to campaign for the Knesset on platform promises to ethnically cleanse the country of non-Jews, over half a century ago: "Kahane was always right!"
It can be difficult to police hate speech and disinformation without opening the door to autocratic censorship. Beyond laws in this realm, we need leaders who are committed to democratic values. That is the opposite of Trump and JD Vance. I explain: https://t.co/8YHVwUogAe
Bill, why did you vote for a health secretary who thinks "kids who get measles are much healthier" and "it's very, very hard to kill a healthy child with any infectious disease"?
A reminder anytime you hear anyone talk about “kill ratios” or “terrorist casualties” that anyone the IDF kills, including children, in a free fire zone are considered to be combatants and are counted as such.
Now is the time to primary some spineless, self-serving corporate Democrats.
Nominate someone you know who will actually fight for you to replace the Representatives that keep failing you.
https://t.co/2HEOiv37XE
A single press conference where Harris gently, tepidly suggested Joe Biden didn't have all the answers, disagreed with a couple decisions, and that she was going to fix his mistakes could have won her the election I think.