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目を閉じて、じっと我慢。怒ったら、怒鳴ったら、終わり。それは祈りに近い。憎むは人の業にあらず、裁きは神の領域。－そう教えてくれたのはアラブの兄弟たちだった。 — 後藤健二 (@kenjigotoip) September 7, 2010目を閉じて、じっと我慢。怒ったら、怒鳴ったら、終わり。それは祈りに近い。憎むは人の業にあらず、裁きは神の領域。－そう教えてくれたのはアラブの兄弟たちだった。 — 後藤健二 (@kenjigotoip) September 7, 2010
目を閉じて、じっと我慢。怒ったら、怒鳴ったら、終わり。それは祈りに近い。憎むは人の業にあらず、裁きは神の領域。－そう教えてくれたのはアラブの兄弟たちだった。目を閉じて、じっと我慢。怒ったら、怒鳴ったら、終わり。それは祈りに近い。憎むは人の業にあらず、裁きは神の領域。－そう教えてくれたのはアラブの兄弟たちだった。
— 後藤健二 (@kenjigotoip) September 7, 2010— 後藤健二 (@kenjigotoip) September 7, 2010
"Closing my eyes and holding still. It's the end if I get mad or scream. It's close to a prayer. Hate is not for humans. Judgment lies with God. That's what I learned from my Arabic brothers and sisters." "Closing my eyes and holding still. It's the end if I get mad or scream. It's close to a prayer. Hate is not for humans. Judgment lies with God. The ones who taught me this were my Arabic brothers and sisters."
Japanese journalist Kenji Goto tweeted those words in September 2010, as translated by the Associated Press. But it wasn't until the days following his beheading by Islamic State militants that the world really took notice of his message. Japanese journalist Kenji Goto tweeted those words in September 2010. But it wasn't until the days following his beheading by Islamic State militants that the world really took notice of his message.
By Monday, the tweet had been retweeted 20,000 times; that figure more than doubled a day later.By Monday, the tweet had been retweeted 20,000 times; that figure more than doubled a day later.
A video released Saturday by the Islamic State showed Goto's beheading after negotiations for a prisoner swap involving him and Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh, 26, stalled. On Tuesday, the Islamic State released a video purportedly showing militants burning Kaseasbeh alive.A video released Saturday by the Islamic State showed Goto's beheading after negotiations for a prisoner swap involving him and Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh, 26, stalled. On Tuesday, the Islamic State released a video purportedly showing militants burning Kaseasbeh alive.
Goto, a 47-year-old freelance journalist and father of three, was captured October 2014 in Syria as he was trying to secure the release of Haruna Yukawa, whom he met while traveling in the region.Goto, a 47-year-old freelance journalist and father of three, was captured October 2014 in Syria as he was trying to secure the release of Haruna Yukawa, whom he met while traveling in the region.
For days, Jordanian and Japanese officials had been negotiating for Goto's and Kaseasbeh's release in exchange for an Iraqi woman on death row in Jordan for her role in a 2005 triple-bombing in Amman. Talks appeared to stall after Jordan insisted upon getting proof that the pilot was still alive.For days, Jordanian and Japanese officials had been negotiating for Goto's and Kaseasbeh's release in exchange for an Iraqi woman on death row in Jordan for her role in a 2005 triple-bombing in Amman. Talks appeared to stall after Jordan insisted upon getting proof that the pilot was still alive.
The Jordanian Armed Forces issued a statement Tuesday saying Kaseasbeh was killed a month ago, but it did not give details explaining how it determined the timeline.The Jordanian Armed Forces issued a statement Tuesday saying Kaseasbeh was killed a month ago, but it did not give details explaining how it determined the timeline.
By Saturday, Goto's beheading was made public. Japan referred to the killing as an "atrocious act of terrorism" and "horrific act" that had outraged the nation.By Saturday, Goto's beheading was made public. Japan referred to the killing as an "atrocious act of terrorism" and "horrific act" that had outraged the nation.
As AP notes, Goto's Twitter feed is full of the kind of tweets you'd expect from any other journalist, including his reporting and thoughts on topics as mundane as French wine. As the Associated Press notes, Goto's Twitter feed is full of the kind of tweets you'd expect from any other journalist, including his reporting and thoughts on topics as mundane as French wine.
“I want to cuddle with the people. That’s the best way to express my approach,” Goto had once said about his work, AP reported. “By cuddling with them, I can talk with the people. I can hear their views — their pain and their hopes.”“I want to cuddle with the people. That’s the best way to express my approach,” Goto had once said about his work, AP reported. “By cuddling with them, I can talk with the people. I can hear their views — their pain and their hopes.”
The veteran journalist frequently reported from orphanages and refuge camps, and in 2005, wrote about children suffering in Sierra Leone.The veteran journalist frequently reported from orphanages and refuge camps, and in 2005, wrote about children suffering in Sierra Leone.
“Kenji has left us on a journey,” his 78-year-old mother Junko Ishido said, according to AP. “It is my only hope that we can carry on with Kenji’s mission to save the children from war and poverty.”“Kenji has left us on a journey,” his 78-year-old mother Junko Ishido said, according to AP. “It is my only hope that we can carry on with Kenji’s mission to save the children from war and poverty.”
His youngest daughter was three weeks old when he departed for Syria, and he left a video recording behind, according to AP.His youngest daughter was three weeks old when he departed for Syria, and he left a video recording behind, according to AP.
"No matter what happens to me, I will always love the people of Syria," he said on the recording."No matter what happens to me, I will always love the people of Syria," he said on the recording.
Yuki Oda contributed.