Gaza doctor seeks apology from Israel for daughters' deaths

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish lobbying for support for a college to honor his daughters and niece at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. For 13 years, the man known in Israel as "the Gaza doctor" has waged a battle through the Israeli courts and the public to remember and deliver justice to his daughters Aya, 13, Bessan, 21, Mayar, 15, and his niece Noor, 17, all killed by an Israeli missile in their bedroom on January 16, 2009. On Monday, Nov.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Abuelaish said that such an outcome would only shine a brighter light on the injustice of his family’s pain. Either way, he says, the retelling of the story is a step in itself on the path toward a legacy of peace for his daughters — of “creating life from death and killing.”“If we have a positive answer from the court, this is a great success,” Abuelaish said. But whatever the legal result, “I am determined we are not the victims anymore.

The blast from the Israeli strike took the lives of his daughters Aya, 14, Bessan, 21, and Mayar, 15, as well as his niece Noor, 17. Footage from the scene shows Abuelaish directing the evacuation of another daughter, Shatha, 17, who was severely wounded but survived. “I am so moved,” he said, reading from the letter a few days before leaving his home in Toronto for Israel this week. “I didn’t know what to do, what to say.”That’s rare for the widower and father of five surviving children, who has spoken around the world about the need for facts, truth and equality — and the cost of hate and war. He’s been clear about what he wants to make of his daughters’ legacy. His book is titled in part, “I Shall Not Hate.

“My daughters’ names now are written on their graves, in the stone,” Abuelaish told reporters outside Israel’s parliament. “I want to see their names written on an institution that spreads light and hope and wisdom to young women.”

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LaurieKellman Remind us who started the war? You imagine not a single civilian dies in a war where the aggressor fires from cities ( a war crime)

LaurieKellman If it is possible for these people to find peace it is through the works and wisdom of people like him. I am sorry for his loss and hope this will bring wisdom to the arena.

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