Palestinians and Israeli’s Why Not Forgive Reconcile Now
Peace making doesn’t have to be by governments, NGO’s or peacemakers. It is through the unifying acts of citizens of any country. What I am learning is that cleverness divides and intelligence unifies. Imagine if one by one we can forgive the past, learn from it, allow others to walk their path and move forward in each moment learning to be one with the moment. Now just imagine if we can make love the only purpose of the moment. I feel world peace will be here now.
Izzeldin Abuelaish started “Daughters for Life Foundation” in memory of three of his daughters, who were killed by Israeli tank fire during the Gaza War
His wish is reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. Here is a peace maker. Let’s move from hate to real hope. Everyone can do this no matter where they are in the world and who they feel at war with. It is really a decision.
Izzeldin Abuelaish
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| Born | February 3, 1955 Jabbalia Camp, Gaza |
| Residence | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Nationality |  Palestine |
| Education | University of Cairo MD University of London OB/Gyn Harvard School of Public Health MPH |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Title | Michael and Amira Dan Professor in Global Health |
Izzeldin Abuelaish (Arabic: عزالدين أبو العيش), OOnt is a Palestinian medical doctor and author.
Life and career
Abulaish was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. He received his elementary, preparatory and secondary education in the refugee camp schools.
Abuelaish received a scholarship to study medicine in Cairo, Egypt and then a diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the University of London.[1]
From 1997–2002 completed a residency in OB/Gyn at the Soroka University hospital in Beer Sheva, Israel, followed by a subspecialty in fetal medicine in Italy and Belgium; then a master’s degree in Public Health (Health Policy and Management) from Harvard University.[2]
He has written a book named I Shall Not Hate.
He founded the “Daughters for Life Foundation” in memory of three of his daughters, who were killed by Israeli tank fire during the Gaza War. The organisation provides scholarship awards to encourage young women to pursue their studies at universities in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Syria.[3]
Dr. Abuelaish was the first Palestinian doctor to receive a staff position at an Israeli hospital, where he treated both Israeli and Palestinian patients. Immediately before the war he was a researcher at the Sheba Hospital in Tel Aviv[4] and already an important figure in Israeli-Palestinian relations.[5] The death of his children strengthened his resolve to promote reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.[6] He is currently Associate Professor of Global Health at the University of Toronto.[7]
In February 2013, he attended the Karachi Literature Festival in Pakistan where he narrated the events surrounding the death of his daughters killed in the Israeli airstrike. According to The Express Tribune, “there was hardly anyone in the audience who did not choke or wipe away a silent tear while listening to Palestinian doctor and author Izzeldin Abuelaish…”[8]