The Surgeon Who Switched Sides
In 2003, Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish was one of Gaza's most promising physicians, trained in Israel at the Sheba Medical Center. For years, he crossed borders...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Acts 9:1-6.
In 2003, Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish was one of Gaza's most promising physicians, trained in Israel at the Sheba Medical Center. For years, he crossed borders that most considered uncrossable — an Arab doctor treating Jewish patients, building friendships where politics demanded enemies. Then in 2009, during a military operation, an Israeli tank shell struck his home and killed three of his daughters and a niece.…
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