I SHALL NOT HATE

Opening night Premiere

Join us for our opening night celebrations presented by Keppel Coast Arts with festivals partners. dignitaries, then enjoy canapes and drinks after. Price includes canapes and two drinks.

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times. As a Palestinian gynaecologist practising in an Israeli hospital he was able to pass the strictly guarded checkpoints to Gaza without a hitch. His humanist perspective is expressed in words like these: “Do we need to be sick in order to understand that we are equal?” When the Israeli army attacked Abuelaish’s home in Gaza in January 2009 and three of his daughters died, he picked up the phone. On the other end of the line was Shlomi Eldar, a Channel 10 reporter who decided to broadcast his friend’s despair live to the Israeli audience. A historic television moment; the shelling of Gaza was terminated soon afterwards.

Surrounded by, and living in, oppression, injustice, deprivation, and refuge, Professor Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish chose education, wisdom, courage, and determination. When the 2008 war waged in Gaza and claimed the lives of his three daughters and his niece, he responded with bravery, faith, endurance, and steadfastness.