I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity

by Izzeldin Abuelaish

Imagine your house being taken from you by force, demolished before your very eyes. How could a person not be in despair or not feel powerless, stripped of dignity, and incapable of differentiating between good and bad?

To those who seek retaliation, I say, even if I got revenge on all the Israeli people, would it bring my daughters back? Hatred is an illness. It prevents healing and peace.