Palestinian Doctor, Peace Advocate Recounts Israeli Attack on Home that Killed 3 Daughters, Niece.
Palestinian Doctor, Peace Advocate Recounts Israeli Attack on Home that Killed 3 Daughters, Niece
Palestinian gynecologist and peace advocate Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish in his home in Jabaliya, Gaza, where Israeli shells killed three of his daughters and a niece two months ago. Walking through his daughters’ room, he points out the remnants from the attack: blood-stained walls, books, clothes, hand-drawn pictures, gaping holes that were once windows, burned-out bits of computers, twisted pieces of metal, destroyed cupboards, shattered glass, and shrapnel.
Dr. Abuelaish is a mensch. Izzeldin was just here in Pittsburgh thanks Dr. Naftali Kaminski, a close personal friend. And he spoke to over 300 people at our local Jewish Community Center in an event sponsored by our local Brit Tzedek vShalom chapter and the Ad Hoc Committee for Alternatives on Gaza.. He also spoke to a variety of groups within the Jewish and general community.
He touched many hearts and opened many minds – he spoke about “dignity, respect and understanding” three critical aspects of any significant relationship, three things that are in short supply when it comes to such relationships betweens Jews and Arabs in general and Israelis and Palestinians in particular.
In the local Jewish Chronicle here is a link to the story, “Gaza Meets Pittsburgh” :
And here is an important Opinion piece by Dr. Naftali Kaminski that was published on the front page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today.
