Izzeldin Abuelaish

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Monday, 23 May 2011, 07:30pm - 08:30pm

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Past event

In 2009, during the Israeli incursion into Gaza, his three daughters were killed in a rocket attack. Even as he poured out his grief live on an Israeli television programme, he vowed not to give in to bitterness and hate. Dr Abuelaish has become one of the most outspoken, prominent and beloved researchers, educators and public speakers on peace and development in the Middle East. His memoir, I Shall Not Hate, is a passionate and devastating account of his struggle and cry for peace in an intractable conflict. He speaks with 774 ABC’s Jon Faine.

Izzeldin Abuelaish is in Australia as a guest of the Wheeler Centre and the Sydney Writers Festival.

Featuring

Jon Faine

Izzeldin Abuelaish

Featuring

Jon Faine

After seven years as a lawyer, Jon entered radio broadcasting in 1989 to produce and present Radio National’s Law Report. He then presented 3LO’s Morning and Afternoon programs, worked on ABC TV’s Investigators, First Edition and Wise UP and has been presenting the Morning program on 774 ABC M... Read more

Izzeldin Abuelaish

Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Palestinian doctor and peace activist. He’s an 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... Read more