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Bereaved Gaza doctor to sue Israel
Uri Misgav
Published: 23.12.10, 20:31
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1. He should sue Hamas
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (12.23.10)
They are the ones who started the war.
2. Did the Pallies pay for damages in the Israeli south?
Yaniv ,   Israel   (12.23.10)
3. liar
ed ,   israel   (12.23.10)
this guy hid weapons and explosives in his house....he got what he deserved...
4. Germans should sue the US
Andrew Brehm   (12.23.10)
Germans should sue the US for the invasion of Germany. And while we are at it, Israel should sue the Arab states for everything they destroyed in their many many attempted invasions of Israel.
5. Countersue
Rachel ,   US   (12.23.10)
Every Israeli victim of the 8000 rockets and other terrorist crimes should sue Hamas.
6. inspirational
Lauren ,   Israel   (12.23.10)
An inspirational and brave doctor and father who still believes that co- existence is possible and who has dedicated his life and the memories of his innoclent daughters to making the this part of the world a better, safer and kinder place.
7. Give him satisfaction
Yossef   (12.23.10)
nothing can bring back his daughters, unfortunately. At least Israel must acknowledge his despair and soften his pain. I am so sorry for you Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, you have all my sympathy.
8. #1 he should sue Hamas for provocation
ygalg ,   israel   (12.23.10)
but Israel is not exempt from responsibility for his children death. Israel should compensate him. if Israel used solely accurate tools instead artillery and tanks which acted blindly in the arena this tragic event could have be avoided. the fact that entire unit were killed also form this, should have alerted. Dr' Izzeldin Abuelaish is no less responsible for his children death. he could have avoided this tragic. day before, it almost ended same way which luckily did not happen. thanks to Gabi Gazit (broadcaster) who contacted IDF and warn. unfortunate for him the day after another tank appeared and was briefed. he should have seized the opportunity, pack and leave the place which was a war zone. he could have requested asylum from israel or PA. he did not.
9. to ed #3
Abed ,   Nablus   (12.23.10)
Wow!!! I have never heard of someone deserving to see three of his daughters ripped to pieces by a tank shell!!! he must be a really bad man!!! whereas you Ed are a great and righteous person.....
10. spell correction
ygalg ,   israel   (12.23.10)
but Israel is not exempt from responsibility for his children death. Israel should compensate him. if Israel used solely accurate tools instead artillery and tanks which acted blindly in the arena this tragic event could have be avoided. the fact that entire unit were killed also from this, should have alerted. Dr' Izzeldin Abuelaish is no less responsible for his children death. he could have avoided this tragic. day before, it almost ended same way which luckily did not happen. thanks to Gabi Gazit (broadcaster) who contacted IDF and warn. unfortunate for him the day after another tank appeared and was not briefed. he should have seized the opportunity, pack and leave the place which was a war zone. he could have requested asylum from israel or PA. he did not.
11. CowardLeaks
Frankie Littlehammer ,   New Herstal, TX, USA   (12.23.10)
It would be nice if WikiLeaks could produce the Hamas guidelines to shoot at Israelis from houses of well-known people with many children, or even specific instructions to have their men direct the Israeli fire at the doctor's house. But the Wikileaks people they're too cowardly to target anyone who could really hurt them.
12. 3 - he is a doctor, what would he do with weapons and amo
Mark ,   US   (12.23.10)
in his house? Do you have evidence of it?
13. #3 Ed: You are the liar
Yitzhak ,   Israel   (12.23.10)
What evidence can you possibly produce to back up your outrageous assertion? Not even the IDF has made the claim that Dr. Abuelaish was hiding weapons in his apartment. You do know that i was an apartment, not a house, don't you? You do know that tank that fired the shell was over 1 km away? You do know that it was probably a very tragic mistake, and that Dr. Abuelaish probably should receive some kind of compensation. Whatever happened, this man did not deserve having his three children blown to bits by an Israeli tank shell. Where in Jewish tradition does it say we should rejoice in the deaths of children? What a hillul Hashem and shame on you!
14. Long live Israel, but the man should be compensated
Bodkin   (12.23.10)
This doctor has ample reason to vow bloody revenge, but instead he accepts that Arabs and Jews are destined to live in the same land. That's quite a remarkable attitude, given his grief. Perhaps he recognizes the culpability of Hamas, and understands that Israel didn't intend to bring tragedy to his family. It's not as though any amount of financial compensation could make up for a loss like his, but Israel should help him out anyway.
15. #11 - WikiLeaks exposed your arses coward.
(12.23.10)
16. The IDF screwed up badly here...
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (12.24.10)
As you all know by now, I'm all for blasting the crap out of Hamas et alumni ... yet this incident was a really tragic mistake. This doctor was at work in Israel when it happened. He also happens to be greatly respected by his Israeli co-workers. Nothing can undo this tragic event and this is one case that should definitely be compensated by Israel.
17. #3 Sez who?
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (12.24.10)
18. PALLYWOOD ACTOR
Andreas ,   Tonsberg, Norway   (12.24.10)
This horrible palestinian used his children as human shields. I cant believe people are falling for this. When he was "crying" there was no tears. I can clearly see that this guy was a lying scumbag and a really bad actor. A truly evil man that used his daughters in order to "curse" israel. These bastards will do anything, and then i mean ANYTHING in order to make Israel look bad. They hate Israel more than they love life
19. Andreas 18 This man loved life
Ali ,   Scotland   (12.24.10)
The Dr worked to save israeli jews ,Israel allowed him to work while hamas had control.This guy had to go home to gaza every night after bringing Jews Into the world and he justified it.This man was trusted in Israel and well liked
20. Liar!
Joe ,   Israel   (12.24.10)
Evidence showed that there was fire directed at Israeli troops coming from his house, they simply fired back.
21. nr. 20. liar
justice for all ,   the universe   (12.24.10)
to joe nr.20. tell it to the cat. were you there so you can judge? do you really believe your own lies in this case? do all the zionists lie like you? are they really the "chosen people"? what does G.D have to do with such people? i donot believe in chosen, exceptional, privileged people. all people, human beings are equal and no people/no one are/is perfect!
22. 20 - there is no such evidence.
Dave   (12.24.10)
do you really believe he would let anybody fires from his house full of his girls?
23. Gaza doctor should sue himself for elect/support Hamas!
mary of Bethany ,   Singapore   (12.24.10)
if Israel must compensate..... then China must sue Japan, Japan sue back China, South Korea sue North korea, N Korea sue S Korea, Japan sue America, America sue back Japan, German sue America, America sue German, Singapore also join in to sue Japan... everybody sue everybody, oh, just don't sue the arabs, esp the Pals! Just don't forget to sue the Maritans, the aliens.... ynet, pl post this joke for Christmas!
24. "I'm ashamed to be an Israeli" - Israeli lawyer
William ,   Israel   (12.24.10)
For 30% of potentially millions of dollars, I'm sure he's ashamed of being a Jew, too. A few more millions and he might be ashamed to be a man or human, too.
25. The Defense Dept is correct regardless of Israeli lawyer
William ,   Israel   (12.24.10)
This was during a time of war, something the good doctor seemed to have forgotten as he had neither criticism of nor desire to sue Hamas who largely committed war crimes and used civilians like his family as human shields. If, and only if, it can be proven that the IDF purposely targeted his family, despite knowledge of them being civilians, then he has a case. Other than that, even a minor blunder such as mis-communication between IDF units will not help his litigation.
26. #19 - he worked in Israel to gain skills for Gaza
William ,   Israel   (12.24.10)
where he spent most of his time as a physician. He was one of the few "Palestinian" doctors who did like Jews and worked next to them, upholding the Hippocratic oath. Some israeli Arab doctors even fail that basic test of humanity. And he worked in hospitals which served both Israeli Arabs and Jews, to which he worked on both. As you can see, Israeli Arabs share all the benefits of other citizens here in Israel all the time.
27. #20 - that's absolutely true
William ,   Israel   (12.24.10)
The doctor's building wasn't the only one being used to house sniper nests and rocket fire. Israel had the right to direct fire to that place at which the fire was originating and it was his building. What the doctor, who desires coexistence, never does is recriminate Hamas for using civilian buildings to conduct a war on Israel in the first place. Most of the damage in Gaza from Cast Lead came from their own powerful IEDs that Hamas placed next to buildings in urban centers.
28. The war was started by Olmert says Erdogan
lydia ,   Brisbane   (12.24.10)
Olmert broke the ceasefire and launched Cast Lead after pretending he had agreed to the ceasefire Erdogan had negotiated with Hamas. So Israel not Hamas STARTED the war. Israel not Hamas is in blatant OCCUPATION of Arab land
29. This Casuality Of War Is ALL
Brazen   (12.24.10)
hamas's doing brought upon the very people that elected and support a terrorist entity. If the people of gaza took back their society expelled hamas, recognize Where they live and truely want to live in peace; then Gilad needs to be returned and the arab/bedouins Need to have one voice with ability to negotiate a honest and fair Deal face to face and No Middle men and No Pre-conditions.
30. Amazing some TBers mad at the Doc?
Li ,   USA   (12.24.10)
His children were killed by mistake. He was never involved in militancy, even after the IDF accidentally killed 3 of his children. But some people want to paint him evil? Incredible. Yesterday the IDF shot four shepherds (including a 14 year old) killing one. Blame who?
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