Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian-American leader in the campaign for Palestinian rights, is the founding director of The Electronic Intifada website and the author of "One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse" (Metropolitan Books, 2006.) He gained his B.A. from Princeton University and an M.A. from the University of Chicago. His commentaries have been widely published on many platforms. Refaat Alareer, a son of Shijaiyeh in Gaza, gained an M.A. in English Literature from University College, London, and a Ph.D from the University of Malaya. He was a beloved professor of English literature and literature in English at the Islamic University of Gaza and a leader in the "We Are Not Numbers" educational organization. In December 2023 the Israeli military killed him in a targeted operation, leaving behind his wife and six children one of whom was also killed in early 2024 along with her newborn child.