The second figure is ezzeldeen abu alaish, a doctor from jebalia who lost his three daughters in an idf strike. On may 19 the defense minister s departmental staff sent a letter, signed by a ministerial aide, the cynicism of which is matched only by its maliciousness. Ezzeldeen abu alaish is a palestinian physician and media personality well known in israel. According to wikipedia, mo yan, a chinese man,won the last nobel prize for literature. He founded the daughters for life foundation in memory of three of his daughters, who were killed by israeli. Abu alaish had many jewish friends, acquaintances, and patients, and speaks fluent. Ezzeldeen abu alaish was broadcast live on tv, the palestinians pain moving even the israeli prime minister to tears the family of dr. He speaks hebrew, champions israelipalestinian reconciliation and during israels. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a palestinian doctor who trained in israel, has been a regular fixture on israeli television during the 21dayold war against hamas militants, bringing witness accounts of the medical crisis facing gazans to israeli living rooms. Dr ezzeldeen abu alaish, a gynaecologist from gaza who lost three of his eight children and a niece over the weekend in israeli shelling, said he was still expecting an explanation from the. Youd have to be a cold and heartless person not to sympathize with the sorrow felt by dr. Sandy alaish, dmd is a dentist in parma heights, oh. Ezzeldeen abu alaish loses three daughters and a niece in gaza.
Abu alaish, known as the doctor from gaza, worked for years as a gynecologist in israel. Having worked at beershebas soroka university medical center, dr. The 55 year old physician, ezzeldeen abu alaish, lost his three children in a most viscous way, when israeli shells hit his house, crushing and suffocating all those inside. This work is the product of a joint palestinianisraeli research group established in 2009, with israeli jewish and arab physicians, and physicians from gaza, including dr. Wherever you are, at any moment, try and find something beautiful. This should haunt israeli ehud prime minister olmert his entire life. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a palestinian doctor and personal friend who lost 3 daughters in the recent crisis in gaza. Together, they had raised eight children, and made a remarkable impact upon all of israel. The bit of news that the palestinian doctor, ezzeldeen abu alaish, who was treating palestinians and israelis during the gaza war has had his name submitted for the nobel peace prize is both foul and obscene.
Pdf different representations and semiotics analysis of. Abu alaish is a known peace activist who studied the affects of. Palestinian doctor ezzeldeen abu alaish was giving israels channel 10 his daily account from inside the war zone in gaza when three of his. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, who told israeli television viewers in fluent hebrew that he lost three daughters and a niece to an israeli tank shell during the fighting in gaza, has managed to finally penetrate the layer of cast lead that has sealed the ears of the israeli public since the gaza operation began.
Ezzeldeen abu alaish rests his head on his son abdullah, 6, in a car near his house in jebaliya, in the northern gaza strip, jan. Abu alaish is a peace advocate, a palestinian gynecologist trained in israel who lived with his family in the gaza strip. Three of his daughters and a niece were killed by an israeli shell which struck his house, and he returned to gaza to collect his remaining children. Israeli tv airs agony of gazan doctor moments after 3 daughters. I can safely claim that this is perhaps the longest documented dispute recorded in the history of mankind between two semite groups of people who remain. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, who has been working in israeli hospital for many years. Gaza doctors tragedy caught on israeli tv 17 jan 09 youtube. Israel reports on 3 girls shelling deaths the denver post. Ezzeldeen abu alaishs humane appeal that this terrible insanity must be stopped immediately. While the current gaza war between israel and hamas looks ominously as though it may intensify, exacting a yet greater toll in palestinian civilian deaths, there is a pattern to these conflicts. Shell fired by idf tank in jabalya area hits family of dr. Hundreds of thousands of articles, essays, books and documentaries have been written and filmed about israelpalestine. He is a longtime advocate for peace between the palestinians and jews and even provided regular dispatches on the gaza bombardment during the 20082009 war via his cell phone to israeli media.
In this clip he is on the phone with veteran israeli channel 10 newsman shlomi eldar. Abu alaish just happened to be talking on israeli television about the suffering of the people of gaza when he was informed that the shell hit his home with his. There is a piece of his conversation with the israeli journalist that needs repeating. Gaza doctor who lost 3 daughters demands explanation from. Harper rejects appeal to treat wounded gaza children. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, who despite having tragically lost three young daughters and a niece during the gaza war to idf fire remains dedicated to cooperative activity. Israel takes blame for death of doctors children cnn. Dr ezzeldeen abu alaish has been a regular fixture on israeli tv during the war in the gaza strip. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a gaza strip physician who once worked at soroka medical center in beer sheva, and who the previous day had lost his three daughters and his niece when an idf shell hit their family home in. It is truly very painful to witness the cycle of despicable violence and brutal suppression for more than half a century between israelis and palestinians. Abu alaish tragically lost three daughters, when an israeli bomb hit his home in. Israeli cruelty reached a point of no return in the 200809 gaza war. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a gaza strip physician who once worked at soroka medical center in beer sheva, and who the previous day had lost his. Harold oshry was also friendly with dr ezzeldeen abu alaish who was on the faculty of ben gurion universitys medical school the goldman school of medicine.
Abu alaish himself bore sole responsibility for the disaster, for failing to heed the armys warnings to evacuate. Throughout the 21day war, abu alaish has brought accounts of wars tragedy to israeli living rooms, making him for many the voice of palestinian suffering. He took over after al qasim gannum in 948 until his death in 954 his title abulaish means in arabic father of rice. Sage books the ultimate social sciences digital library. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, as well as a niece, were killed and two other daughters were wounded when two tank shells hit the familys home. Israelitrained gaza doctor loses three daughters and. He is a 55yearold physician known to both palestinians and israelis, and because of his sufferings, he is now known to the entire world. To the palestinian doctor ezzeldeen abu alaish, who lost three daughters to an israeli shell, and has dedicated his life not to revenge but to reconciliation. Before ceasefire, gaza doctors grief was heard on live. The event was covered live when alaish called shlomi eldar, who was then a news reporter for channel 10, and cried for help on the phone.
Then during the summer holidays of 1970 he spent 40 consecutive days working in israel as a farm labourer. My daughter and i are at our very first bellydancing class. P2 dr ezzeldeen abu alaish, a 55yearold gynaecolog ist trained in israeli hospitals, wa s giving isra els channel 1 0 his daily phone accou nt from inside the war zone in gaza when t hree of. Israelitrained gaza doctor loses three daughters and niece to idf tank shell. The palestinian doctor provided israeli tv viewers with regular updates on gaza fightings human toll. Before a ceasefire took hold sunday in gaza, the tragedy of dr. Baroud is also upset because dr ezzeldeen abu alaish, who lost his three children in gaza, has been nominated for a nobel peace prize because he doesnt advocate violence. Ezzeldeen abu alaishs three dead daughters unfolded live on israeli television. Abu alaish, and some shared visions they had about a israelipalestinian hospital.
I dont know if you saw it on the tv, in the papers. Palestinian doctor ezzeldeen abu alaish is now nominated for the nobel peace prize for his eminent work of medical service during the gaza aggression of december 27january 18 200809 when his own daughters and niece were killed on the last day of the attack. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, the gaza doctor whose three daughters were killed by a stray shell fired by the idf during operation cast lead 2009. Dr ezzeldeen abu alaish, a palestinian fertility expert who has been. These are things we havent encountered in such force in the israeli media in the midst of a war.
He reported the suffering there in nightly interviews with israels channel 10. Revenge is built into the very deterrence which rationalizes the possession of massive nuclear arsenals. I want to know why my daughters were harmed, ezzeldeen abu alaish said on channel 10. Our planetary misery and fear will never be decreased by revenge.
The message posted by those girls was to hassan nasrallah and it is the only photo you can post. A face, a line out of a poem, the clouds out of a window, some. Ezzeldeen abu alaish continued his studies, while at the same time continuing to sell his goods in the streets of the gaza strip. The incident would not have come to the attention of israeli public opinion but for the fact that the gaza physician is known in israel. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a doctor who lives in the jabaliya refugee camp in gaza and works in a hospital in israel, lost three of his daughters and a niece when an israeli tank shelled his home on. When one speaks of or advocates nonviolence, does he promote such an idea because he believes that historically it has been a. To judge things by two eyes and that the coin has two sides, and that there is a nation, a palestinian people in gaza, who are waiting to get their rights and their chances. The paradigm shift in those books was not as profoundly portrayed as in this book.