When the doctor, whose name can also be written as ezzeldeen abu alaish, learned about his daughters deaths, he called an israeli news anchor who was a. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, whose 3 children were killed during last autumns israeli attacks on gaza, has been nominated to receive this years nobel peace prize. Together, they had raised eight children, and made a remarkable impact upon all of israel. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, an israelitrained palestinian doctor who is also known as a peace activist and promoter of joint israelipalestinian projects, sobbed during a press conference given by. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a gynecologist from gaza who lost three of his eight children and a niece over the weekend in idf shelling, said he is still expecting an explanation from defense. In his report, he called for help as his house was attacked. Two of abu alaishs daughter are hospitalized at the barzilai medical center in ashkelon and the sheba medical center at tel hashomer in serious. Doctor who became a media voice on gaza attacks loses 3. Baha abu alata died along with his wife when a missile hit their home, the group said. Israelitrained gaza doctor loses three daughters and niece to idf tank shell. He is a 55yearold physician known to both palestinians and israelis, and because of his sufferings, he is now known to the entire world.
Youd have to be a cold and heartless person not to sympathize with the sorrow felt by dr. Palestinian doctor ezzeldeen abu alaish was giving israels channel 10 his daily account from inside the war zone in gaza when three of his. Palestinian doctor appeals for end to killing after losing. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, 55, has denied there were any militants in his house. These are things we havent encountered in such force in the israeli media in the midst of a. Three of his daughters and a niece were killed by an israeli shell which struck his house, and he returned to gaza to collect his remaining children. Abu alaish received a letter from the nobel committee officially declaring him a nominee for the prestigious award.
Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a former physician at the sheba medical center in tel aviv who lost three daughters and a niece to an israel defense force tank shell during operation cast lead 20082009 in the jabaliya camp in northern gaza strip. Four of their children and a neighbour were reportedly injured. Gaza doctors tragedy caught on israeli tv 17 jan 09. Ezzeldeen abu alaish loses three daughters and a niece in gaza by ck on 1172009. Abu alaish the gaza physician i spoke with on live tv immediately after a shell struck his house and caused the death of his daughters and he. He worked at palestinian and israeli hospitals, and gave commentary on israeli tv about the medical crises facing gazans. Ten years ago, new internationalist magazine august 2002 cover page depicted a picture of a palestinian boy with a handful of stones in his hand. The incident would not have come to the attention of israeli public opinion but for the fact that the gaza physician is known in israel. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a gazan doctor who lost his three daughters to idf fire during israels offensive in the strip, has been nominated for a nobel peace prize. Doctors anguish stirs ugly debate among israelis the. Who was the last person to win the nobel peace prize answers. Dr ezzeldeen abu alaish has been a regular fixture on israeli tv during the war in the gaza strip.
Gaza doctor who lost 3 daughters demands explanation from. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, as well as a niece, were killed and two other daughters were wounded when two tank shells hit the familys home. I want to know why my daughters were harmed, ezzeldeen abu alaish said on channel 10. Dr ezzeldeen abu alaishs daughters were killed during the military assault when israeli forces fired on his home. The main street in gaza, salah eldeen road, runs along the entire. Israel kills top palestinian islamic jihad militant in gaza bbc news. Ezzeldeen abu alaish had worked in israeli hospitals for more than 20 years and became a familiar and trustworthy voice during the war as he gave phone interviews to israeli tv and radio about. Ezzeldeen abu alaish discovers his daughters have just been killed.
Ezzeldeen abu alaish, who formerly worked at soroka medical center in beer sheva and now works at the sheba medical center in tel aviv, protested the army shelling at a press conference at. This should haunt israeli ehud prime minister olmert his entire life. Gaza doctor who lost 3 girls in shelling wants answers. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a leading palestinian advocate of peace, had been talking in their gaza apartment about their impending move to toronto where their father was to take up a teaching fellowship. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a palestinian doctor who trained in israel, bursts into tears friday as he is brought in tel hashomer hospital in tel aviv, israel, after he was evacuated from from gaza. Shell fired by idf tank in jabalya area hits family of dr. The girls father, ezzeldeen abu alaish, once worked in an israeli hospital. Abu alaish,a peace activist and a palestinian doctor in gaza, openly spoke to israeli television as his community was being invaded by the israeli forces.
People heard the incident unfold as abu alaish was doing a live television. Israel admits killing 3 palestinian girls in gaza voice. Ezzeldeen grew up on the streets of the camp, listening to stories from his father and others about their. We have no idea what its like living 80 kilometers from tel aviv, says shay pitowski, director of the play i shall not hate currently being staged by habima the play is based on the autobiography of dr. The second figure is ezzeldeen abu alaish, a doctor from jebalia who lost his three daughters in an idf strike. Gaza war doctor grieves 3 daughters world news mideast. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, who told israeli television viewers in fluent hebrew that he lost three daughters and a niece to an israeli tank shell during the fighting in gaza, has managed to finally penetrate the layer of cast lead that has sealed the ears of the israeli public since the gaza operation began. His family was expelled from the al hawj village which would later become part of farmland owned by former israeli prime minister, ariel sharon. The journey of ezzeldeen abu alaish asharq alawsat. Abu alaish is a known peace activist who studied the affects of. The first israeli tank shell to strike the thirdfloor apartment of dr. Ezzeldeen abu alaishs three dead daughters unfolded live on israeli television.
Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a palestinian doctor and peace activist who trained in israel, travels with his son abdullah, 6, on jan. Gaza war doctor grieves over the death 3 daughters ctv news. We dont know the story of ezzeldeen abu alaish, we only know its end. Grieving gaza doctor nominated for nobel palestine chronicle. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a palestinian gynecologist who practiced medicine in israel and gaza, and who was well known to.
Ezzeldeen abu alaish, whose 3 children were killed during last autumns israeli attacks on gaza, has been nominated to. Ezzeldeen abu alaish was broadcast live on tv, the palestinians pain moving even the israeli prime minister to tears the family of dr. Apr 21, 20 the theaters job is to peel away stereotypes. Israelitrained gaza doctor loses three daughters and niece to idf. Israeli attack kills three daughters of gaza doctor. Harper rejects appeal to treat wounded gaza children. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a gynecologist from gaza who works in israel,is waiting on the phone listening to the news team,that he gets the news his daughters have just been killed by idf tanks. To judge things by two eyes and that the coin has two sides, and that there is a nation, a palestinian people in gaza, who are waiting to get their rights and their chances. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a palestinian doctor who trained in israel, has been a regular fixture on israeli television during the 21dayold war against hamas militants, bringing witness accounts of the medical crisis facing gazans to israeli living rooms. Two of his daughters evacuated to medical centers in israel. He reported the suffering there in nightly interviews with israels. The 55 year old physician, ezzeldeen abu alaish, lost his three children in a most viscous way, when israeli shells hit his house, crushing and suffocating all those inside. Ezzeldeen abu alaish is a palestinian doctor, trained in israel, educated at harvard and kings college.
Riz khan takes a closer look at the human toll of the war. Ezzeldeen abu alaish loses three daughters and a niece in gaza. Israel reports on 3 girls shelling deaths the denver post. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a gynecologist from gaza who works in israel, lost three of his eight children in an israel defense forces shelling, channel 10 reported friday. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a 55yearold gynecologist who had accepted a post at the university of toronto, sobbed as he reported the deaths shortly after. Ezzeldeen abu alaish right, a palestinian doctor who trained in israel, bursts into tears as he is brought in tel hashomer hospital in tel aviv, israel late friday jan. Throughout the 21day war, abu alaish has brought accounts of wars tragedy to israeli living rooms, making him for many the voice of palestinian suffering. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, who has been working in israeli hospital for many years.
He is a longtime advocate for peace between the palestinians and jews and even provided regular dispatches on the gaza bombardment during the 20082009 war via his cell phone to israeli media. Palestinian doctor ezzeldeen abu alaish was giving israels channel 10 his daily account from inside the war zone in gaza when three of his daughters were killed in an israeli attack. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, a gynaecologist at sheba medical center, tel hashomer, in central israel, had been trapped in gaza, where his family lives, since the israeli offensive began. In this clip he is on the phone with veteran israeli. Palestinian doctor, peace advocate recounts israeli attack.
A prominent palestinian gynaecologist who works in israel and lives in gaza, and who is a long term supporter of arabisraeli coexistence, lost three daughters in air attacks on his home at the end of last week. Ezzeldeen abu alaish was born in the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza on 3 february 1955. Izzeldin abuelaish dalla lana school of public health. Ezzeldeen abu alaish, right, a palestinian doctor and peace activist who trained in israel and became a regular fixture on israeli television, shows his emotion as he says goodbye to an unidentified woman, just before traveling to israel with his children at the erez crossing, in.
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