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Saturday, January 15, 2011

"I started to think. What can I do for those who are living?" Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish

Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish, whose three daughters were killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, at his home in Toronto, Canada. Photograph: Donald Weber/VII Network
16 Jan 2011:

Two years ago, Israeli shells fell on Dr Abuelaish's family home in Gaza, killing three of his young daughters and their cousin. Amazingly, the loss did not embitter Izzeldin Abuelaish. Instead, he tells Rachel Cooke, he decided his girls' deaths must not be in vain – and slowly, he has turned the tragedy into a force for peace...READ MORE

Related: I Shall Not Hate Gaza doctor writes book of hope despite death of three daughters (Guardian Book Review)

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