It is human nature to seek revenge in the face of relentless suffering. You can’t expect an unhealthy person to think logically. — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“The thing is, you cannot ask people to coexist by having one side bow their heads and rely on a solution that is only good for the other side. What you can do is stop blaming each other and engage in dialogue with one person at a time. Everyone knows that violence begets violence and breeds more hatred. We need… — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share
“was our suffering of any consequence to their consciences? Did they see us as victims> Or were we simply nameless, faceless humans who were… — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“thundering, fulminating sound that penetrated my body as though it were coming from within me. I remember the sound. I remember the blinding flash.… — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“I am a physician, and as a consequence I see things most clearly in medical terms. I am arguing that we need an immunization… — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“Anger and violence in Gaza and among Gazans is completely predictable. In a situation like ours, the absence of violence and anger would be abnormal. All of of us feel angry at least occasionally.” — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share
“The Palestinian mother is the author of the survival story of the Palestinian people. She is the heroine, the one behind the success.” — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“Your home, whatever it is, is where feel safe, or at least grounded. To be pushed out of t is to be marked with… — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“...you shouldn’t hate something you don’t know, because it may turn out to be the bearer of your greatest good fortune.” — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“Tragedy cannot be the end of our lives. We cannot allow it to control and defeat us.” — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“By the age of seven, as an eldest boy, I was expected to help the family with the money." !!!!!!!!!!” — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“How come a Palestinian child does not live like an Israeli child? Why do Palestinian children have to toil at any manner of hard… — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
“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… — Izzeldin Abuelaish Copy Share Image
