Izzeldin Abulaish

[girlgye]

Izzeldin Abulaish, 56, is Palenstinian doctor from Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. He witnessed the death of three of his daughters and a niece during the Iraieli incursion in 2008/09. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his peace-promoting response.

Some extracts

What happened to your family?

We were stuck in my house. It was one of those days during the ground operation with shelling. We had minimum water and were deprived of everything but still I was happy that I was with my kids. At 4.30 pm I wass meant to be interviewed live on Israeli TV and I was waiting. the first shell came. I don't want anyone to see what I have seen. I saw smoke and dust and wwent to my daughters room and saw them with decapitated heads. I couldn't recognise them - their bodies became parts drowning in a pool of blood. I started to realise what was happening and to feel crazy, asking: 'Whats is going on in this world?" I lost three daughters Bessan, Mayar and Aya - and one neice, Noor.

[girlgye]

Finishing off about Izzeldin Abuelaish, please refer to where it DOESNT TELL ME WHERE IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO FOR THE OPENER.

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Bull all of us were severely wounded - not the physical wound, the mental, spiritual wound. This wound will remain forever, as long as I'm living.

Many called for revenge attacks. What was your reaction
We need to care about others. And if we want to heal and help others, we must be rational. Hate is a self-destructing disease and if you want to make a difference in others, you have to start with yourself. So I will never allow hate to invade me because the holy and noble souls of my daughters and other children in this world need pure souls and minds to fight for them and help heal them

What are conditions like in Gaza today?

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The most important thing in the universe for a human being is freedom: freedom of movement, of life, of choice, of travel, of employment and to feel happy safe and secure. Gazans are deprived of all freedoms.

Is peace possible?

As long as I'm living, I keep hope. That's what I learned from my life: that nothing is impossible. We need to have hope and faith and to act for change.


To me this board has become showered with bourgoius decadence of late. Pontificating about a far away,system that I have until December of last year or perhaps this year to register.

Wow. More totalitarian than the regime I am electing to leave then. :(

I felt for me this was my answer as there are many here particularly TAPs post regarding a certain twit enjoying being here to bait. Cause war and conflict. This is how all wars start in case no one has studied their history.

Two sides each sticking their own brand of how it should be and one side resorting very snide tactics to get their own way incurring the wrath and revenge of the other side until nothing is left. Except the one who caused the attacks gloating that he has all the power coz of his gang.

I think these words hit me hard and seem far far more genuine than those who just tell me to be peaceful and loving I actually typed loathing which shows you where my mind is really at to such ....... .........

[bohrdane]

It's the words of peope like this and Gordon Wilson that sometimes, just sometimes, make me think that the world could be a good place to live.