The Gaza Pledge

Refaat Alareer The Gaza Pledge logo: an olive tree growing through a destroyed building

Refaat Alareer (1979-2023) was a Palestinian educator, writer, editor, and translator.

We, the undersigned, pledge our efforts to rebuild Gazan society in the wake of the catastrophic campaign of bombing that Israel has inflicted upon the civilians of Gaza.

In particular, we pledge to spend at least an hour a week for the rest of our working lives in educating the surviving population of Gaza and the West Bank in our fields of expertise.

To facilitate the peace process, we will only, in our hours of voluntary service, educate those Palestinians that are commited advocates of a just and lasting peace with Israel.

May God and the Universe have mercy upon our nations and the compromises they have made.

Signatories