With the escalation of Israeli attacks and the renewed shelling on the Gaza Strip, the Hollywood star Richard Gere announced his public solidarity with the Palestinian people, through an impressive participation represented in reading a poem by the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, which carried severe humanitarian messages.
The poem “Think of others” beats the life of the Palestinians
Gear chose the poem “Think of others”, which is considered one of the most prominent and most expressive works of Darwish about the suffering of the Palestinian people, and he read from it deep significance clips, such as:
“And you are attending your breakfast, think of others, forgetting the food of the bathroom.
Through these words, Richard Gere sought to remind the world of the suffering of Palestinian civilians, calling for reflection on those who were deprived of the simplest elements of life due to the continuous siege and aggression.
An influential meeting with Darwish is still accompanying him
Gear said in the video that he had met Darwish for many years, and that the meeting had a great impact on himself, praising the wisdom of the poet and the depth of his words. He explained that his choice of this poem was not random, but rather an expression of his personal conviction that we should “think about others”, especially in times of pain and conflicts.
Artists4ceasefire: Art in the service of peace
Reading the poem was published in an initiative launched by the ARTISTS4CEASEFIRE collection, which includes many artists, musicians and celebrities from around the world. The initiative aims to highlight the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and demand an immediate ceasefire.
The group explained that reading the poem comes in honor of Pope Francis, who died recently after a stroke, noting his sympathetic positions with the Palestinians, and his rejection of war. She added that his words and attitudes were a living embodiment of the poem’s message.
Gear’s previous positions: fixed in his support for human rights
This was not the first position of Lotharder Gear on the Palestinian issue. In 2017, during his visit to the West Bank, he described Israeli settlements as “a ridiculous and illegal provocation”, considering that it weakens the opportunities of true peace.
In 2021, he returned to call for the values of tolerance and love as a way to heal the wounds of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, stressing that building a better future requires transgressing hatred and the desire for revenge.
An impressive closing message: There is no peace without justice
Richard Gere concluded his photographer, with a touching sentence in which he said:
“Until the Palestinians get a house, the Israelis will not have a house.”
In this intense phrase, the global actor summarized his human philosophy, which calls for justice as a real basis for any permanent peace.
