NBA superstar Kyrie Irving was photographed today wearing a pro-Palestine tee from Wear The Peace honoring Gaza journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi.
Al-Jafarawi was a widely followed citizen journalist and table-tennis player who was shot dead in Gaza City in Oct. 2025 by Israel-allied gangs while covering post-ceasefire clashes. After his killing, Meta removed his Instagram account, erasing years of on-the-ground documentation from Gaza, including material cited by human rights groups as evidence of Israeli war crimes.
While most American athletes and NBA stars have stayed silent during the live-streamed 26-month genocide in Gaza, @KyrieIrving has been among the few to stand with Palestine publicly.
That matters in a league where political speech carries consequences. Fellow NBA star Dwight Howard has said that after tweeting “Free Palestine” during the 2014 Gaza war, he received calls within minutes from the NBA commissioner’s office urging him to delete his post. Since Oct. 2023, only a small handful of NBA players have spoken out at all.
Al Jazeera reports that Israeli warplanes struck Gaza City at the same time President Trump announced a ceasefire deal. Palestinians had been celebrating the truce, but raids continued. No casualties have yet been confirmed.
Israel has also been blowing up about 300 homes a day using explosive-laden APCs.
If you have a compassionate heart and cannot stop the war against us in Gaza,
then do not stand idly by.
We are dying from bombing and hunger.
At least support us with the price of a meal that will save us from starvation.
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This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.
I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.
I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.
I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.
I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.
I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.
I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.
O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.
Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.
Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025
This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.
I did an interview with Mohammed aka Gym Rat In Gaza about his training and diet right now. Bro is truly such an inspiration to the fitness community and it was an honour to get to chat with him!
Here’s the video: https://t.co/xdi66IjG5k
Also, no pressure, but there's a link to support his family and the community in Gaza in the description box of that video.
I personally supported this fundraiser and the money will help provide food, water, shelter, and evacuation help to families in Gaza. 🇵🇸❤️🙏🏻
I believe we have run out of words to express the dire situation and tragedies🫂🫂
we are experiencing in Gaza, just as we have run out of food.😭😭
Please, my children need flour and food.
My children cannot bear the hunger.
Please donate.🫂🫂🙏🍉🍉
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If everyone comments with 3 comments, you will help me a lot to make my post visible to the largest possible number of people who are able to help me 🇵🇸🍉🥺
🇮🇷 NEWS: Just hours before the ceasefire with Iran was set to take effect, Israeli forces assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist Sedighi Saber—killing him along with 12 members of his family in northern Iran.
Dr. Sami Al-Arian, a prominent Palestinian-American academic and human rights advocate, asks:
“Imagine if the table was turned and an Israeli scientist was killed along with 12 members of his family—his wife, parents, sons, daughters, grandchildren.”