Israel Quotes by Izzeldin Abuelaish

8 Israel quotes by Izzeldin Abuelaish

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Izzeldin Abuelaish’s nine short remarks on Israel condense his humanitarian insight into a handful of lines. Though brief, the set offers a clear entry into his take on the region.

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“I am a physician, and as a consequence I see things most clearly in medical terms. I am arguing that we need…

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“Anger and violence in Gaza and among Gazans is completely predictable. In a situation like ours, the absence of violence and anger…

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“How come a Palestinian child does not live like an Israeli child? Why do Palestinian children have to toil at any manner…

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“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…

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It is human nature to seek revenge in the face of relentless suffering. You can’t expect an unhealthy person to think logically.

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“People should know that Palestinians don't live for themselves alone. They live for each other. What I do for myself and my…

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“Gaza 1948: "Gaza was not a refugee camp yet, just a place designated for Palestinian people when the state of Israel came…

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“Traveling has become such a miserable experience that no Palestinian does it, except those who absolutely have to: students attending foreign universities,…

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“The thing is, you cannot ask people to coexist by having one side bow their heads and rely on a solution that is only…

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“was our suffering of any consequence to their consciences? Did they see us as victims> Or were we simply nameless, faceless humans who were…

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“thundering, fulminating sound that penetrated my body as though it were coming from within me. I remember the sound. I remember the blinding flash.…

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“I am a physician, and as a consequence I see things most clearly in medical terms. I am arguing that we need an immunization…

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“Anger and violence in Gaza and among Gazans is completely predictable. In a situation like ours, the absence of violence and anger would be…

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“The Palestinian mother is the author of the survival story of the Palestinian people. She is the heroine, the one behind the success.”

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“Your home, whatever it is, is where feel safe, or at least grounded. To be pushed out of t is to be marked with…

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“...you shouldn’t hate something you don’t know, because it may turn out to be the bearer of your greatest good fortune.”

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“Tragedy cannot be the end of our lives. We cannot allow it to control and defeat us.”

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“By the age of seven, as an eldest boy, I was expected to help the family with the money." !!!!!!!!!!”

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“How come a Palestinian child does not live like an Israeli child? Why do Palestinian children have to toil at any manner of hard…

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“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…

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“No one has the luxury of deciding "when" to travel; you wait prepared to travel whenever the border is open, which could be today,…

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It is human nature to seek revenge in the face of relentless suffering. You can’t expect an unhealthy person to think logically.

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“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…

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