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DESCRIPTION:A Palestinian physician, whose three daughters and niece were killed on 
 January 16 by Israeli shelling in Gaza, will speak to the Bay Area's Jewish 
 community about the reasons for his unwavering hope for peace between 
 Israelis and Palestinians.\n\nDr. Izzeldin Abuelaish will address an 
 audience at Kehilla Community Synagogue at 7PM on Sunday, April 26th, an 
 event co-sponsored by Kehilla, Americans for Peace Now, and the Bay Area 
 chapter of Brit Tzedek v'Shalom.\n\nThe story of Abuelaish's personal loss 
 was viewed when he called Israeli TV about the loss of his family 
 members.\n\nResolved to turn his grief into intensified efforts to promote 
 Israeli-Palestinian peace, Dr. Abuelaish has included a number of Jewish 
 community venues for his speaking engagements across the US. In a recent 
 interview, Dr. Abuelaish said, "For me, Israel is a fact, Israel is a 
 reality; it is there. And Palestinians are there. No one can deny the 
 other. We are here. We were created to live together. No one can turn his 
 back to the other." 
 (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3674373,00.html )\n\nDr. 
 Abuelaish has been a long-time peace advocate. A colleague at Soroka 
 University Hospital, where Dr. Abuelaish worked, calls him a "magical, 
 secret bridge between Israelis and Palestinians." 
 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7838465.stm)  In response to an 
 attempted suicide bombing at Soroka Hospital in 2004, he wrote a letter to 
 the Jerusalem Post calling the attempt an "aggression and a violation 
 against humanity."  (http://www.beyondimages.info/b146.html) Dr. Abuelaish 
 sent his eldest daughter, Bessan, to a peace camp in New Mexico for Israeli 
 and Palestinian adolescent girls. Bessan, 20, was among the members of his 
 family killed in the January attack.   Rabbi Art Donsky, a Brit Tzedek 
 chapter leader in Pittsburgh, PA where Dr. Abuelaish spoke on April 13, 
 says "Dr Abuelaish is simply awesome."\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/20/18590464.php
SUMMARY:Palestinian Peace Advocate, Grieving Father, speaks with Bay Area Jews
LOCATION:Kehilla Community Synagogue\n1300 Grand Ave\nPiedmont, CA 
 94610\n510-547-2424\nhttp://www.kehillasynagogue.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/20/18590464.php
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