I Shall Not Hate delivers a message of hope that grew out of terrible tragedy. Izzeldin Abuelaish's tragedy raced around the world after being covered live on Israeli television. He's since been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and is in the process of opening a foundation in honor of his three daughters and niece who were killed. Documentary film rights have been sold to David Paperny, the Academy award-winning Canadian producer/director.
Izzeldin Abeulaish, is a Palestinian doctor and infertility expert who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. He received a scholarship to study medicine in Cairo, Egypt, and then received a diploma from the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of London. He completed a residency in the same discipline at Soroka hospital in Israel, followed by a subspecialty in fetal medicine in Italy and Belgium. He then undertook a masters in public health at Harvard University. Before his three daughters were killed in January 2009 during the Israeli incursion into Gaza, Dr Abuelaish worked as a researcher at the Gerner Institute at the Sheba hospital in Tel Aviv. He now lives with his family in Toronto, where he is an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His website and foundation can be found at www.daughtersforlife.com
'This story is a necessary lesson against hatred and revenge.' Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 'In this book, Doctor Abuelaish has expressed a remarkable commitment to forgiveness and reconciliation that describes the foundation for a permanent peace in the Holy Land.' President Jimmy Carter 'A journey of exceptional humanity, written with compassion, commitment and humility, set against unimaginable odds, it consumes you at every step.' Michael Mansfield QC
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