An Excellent letter in the Guardian: Ariel Sharon's motto could have been 'there's no such thing as a Palestinian'

I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity

[AS ALWAYS PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO READ GOOD ARTICLES IN FULL: HELP SHAPE ALGORITHMS (and conversations) THAT EMPOWER DECENCY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE & PEACE... and hopefully Palestine] 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/13/ariel-sharon-palestinian

Your obituary writer's comment that Sharon felt at peace only on his farm in the Negev overlooks the fact that until 1948 this land belonged to the Abuelaish family, one member of which, Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish, wrote a book in 2011, described by the Guardian as "an impresssive statement of triumph over adversity". Its title, I Shall Not Hate, is testimony to a lifetime devoted to reconciliation, which stands in stark contrast to the philosophy of the man who removed him from his family property.
 
Roger Symon
Cheltenham

"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

Gaza doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish

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)