Anthony Bourdain, an avid supporter of Palestinian rights, died this morning at the age of 61. During the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza he tweeted this message about Israel's targeting of Palestinian children to his followers. 
Bourdain's show Parts Unknown received the Voices of Courage and Conscience media award for his episode on Palestine in which he travelled through the occupied West Bank and Gaza. mondoweiss.net/2014/05/bourda…
"I was enormously grateful for the response from Palestinians in particular for doing what seemed to me an ordinary thing...cooking and enjoying meals, playing with their children, talking about their lives, their hopes and dreams."- Anthony Bourdain
His episode on Gaza and the West Bank brought out the reality of living under Israeli occupation and the racism and exclusivity of Israeli settlements. thedailybeast.com/watching-antho…
“The world has visited many terrible things on the Palestinian people, none more shameful than robbing them of their basic humanity.” - Anthony Bourdain
