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> [“Tragedy cannot be the end of our lives. We cannot allow it to control and defeat us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/tragedy-cannot-be-the-end-of-our-lives-we-cannot-allow-it-to-control/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

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## More by Izzeldin Abuelaish

> [“The thing is, you cannot ask people to coexist by having one side bow their heads and rely on a solution that is only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/the-thing-is-you-cannot-ask-people-to-coexist-by-having-one-side-bow/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“was our suffering of any consequence to their consciences? Did they see us as victims> Or were we simply nameless, faceless humans who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/was-our-suffering-of-any-consequence-to-their-consciences-did-they/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“thundering, fulminating sound that penetrated my body as though it were coming from within me. I remember the sound. I remember the blinding flash.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/thundering-fulminating-sound-that-penetrated-my-body-as-though-it/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“I am a physician, and as a consequence I see things most clearly in medical terms. I am arguing that we need an immunization…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/i-am-a-physician-and-as-a-consequence-i-see-things-most-clearly-in/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“Anger and violence in Gaza and among Gazans is completely predictable. In a situation like ours, the absence of violence and anger would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/anger-and-violence-in-gaza-and-among-gazans-is-completely-predictable/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“The Palestinian mother is the author of the survival story of the Palestinian people. She is the heroine, the one behind the success.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/the-palestinian-mother-is-the-author-of-the-survival-story-of-the/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“Your home, whatever it is, is where feel safe, or at least grounded. To be pushed out of t is to be marked with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/your-home-whatever-it-is-is-where-feel-safe-or-at-least-grounded-to/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“...you shouldn’t hate something you don’t know, because it may turn out to be the bearer of your greatest good fortune.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/you-shouldn-t-hate-something-you-don-t-know-because-it-may-turn-out/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“Tragedy cannot be the end of our lives. We cannot allow it to control and defeat us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/tragedy-cannot-be-the-end-of-our-lives-we-cannot-allow-it-to-control/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“By the age of seven, as an eldest boy, I was expected to help the family with the money." !!!!!!!!!!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/by-the-age-of-seven-as-an-eldest-boy-i-was-expected-to-help-the/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“How come a Palestinian child does not live like an Israeli child? Why do Palestinian children have to toil at any manner of hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/how-come-a-palestinian-child-does-not-live-like-an-israeli-child-why/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“That's the thing about war: it's never enough to disable the buildings, to blow holes into their middles; instead, they're hit over and over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/that-s-the-thing-about-war-it-s-never-enough-to-disable-the-buildings/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“No one has the luxury of deciding "when" to travel; you wait prepared to travel whenever the border is open, which could be today,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/no-one-has-the-luxury-of-deciding-when-to-travel-you-wait-prepared-to/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [It is human nature to seek revenge in the face of relentless suffering. You can’t expect an unhealthy person to think logically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/it-is-human-nature-to-seek-revenge-in-the-face-of-relentless/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

> [“People should know that Palestinians don't live for themselves alone. They live for each other. What I do for myself and my children, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/people-should-know-that-palestinians-don-t-live-for-themselves-alone/)

[Izzeldin Abuelaish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izzeldin-abuelaish/)

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