---
title: "1 Thing War Quotes By Izzeldin Abuelaish"
description: "1 Thing War quotes by Izzeldin Abuelaish. Plus more from Izzeldin Abuelaish and more Thing War sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/izzeldin-abuelaish-28782_bombing_that-s-the-thing-about-war-it-s-never-en_1864358.jpg"
---

> [“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 again, as if to pound them to dust, to disintegrate them, to remove them from the…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/izzeldin-abuelaish-28782_bombing_that-s-the-thing-about-war-it-s-never-en_1864358.jpg)

## 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/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-war/izzeldin-abuelaish/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Thing War Quotes By Izzeldin Abuelaish",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“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 again, as if to pound them to dust, to disintegrate them, to remove them from the earth, to deny that families ever lived in them. But people did live there. And they needed to return, even though there was nothing left to return to except forbidding piles of broken concrete and cable wires sticking out of the heaps like markers of malevolence.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Izzeldin Abuelaish"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izzeldin-abuelaish/that-s-the-thing-about-war-it-s-never-enough-to-disable-the-buildings/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/izzeldin-abuelaish-28782_bombing_that-s-the-thing-about-war-it-s-never-en_1864358.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/izzeldin-abuelaish-28782_bombing_that-s-the-thing-about-war-it-s-never-en_1864358.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/izzeldin-abuelaish-28782_bombing_that-s-the-thing-about-war-it-s-never-en_1864358.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“That's the thing about war: it's never enough to disable the buildings, to blow holes into their middles…” — Izzeldin Abuelaish",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-war/izzeldin-abuelaish/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-war/izzeldin-abuelaish/",
            "name": "Thing War Quotes by Izzeldin Abuelaish",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-war/izzeldin-abuelaish/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/izzeldin-abuelaish-28782_bombing_that-s-the-thing-about-war-it-s-never-en_1864358.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Thing War quotes by Izzeldin Abuelaish. Plus more from Izzeldin Abuelaish and more Thing War sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-war/izzeldin-abuelaish/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-war/izzeldin-abuelaish/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Thing War",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-war/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Izzeldin Abuelaish",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thing-war/izzeldin-abuelaish/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```