The film I Shall Not Hate will be screened two additional times at the Louis Hartlooper Complex in Utrecht in December. The documentary is the winner of the audience award at the Movies that Matter Festival 2024 and was screened during our On Tour programme in October.
Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish is a man with an unusually big heart. I Shall Not Hate follows his life’s journey from the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza to the University of Toronto and the Israeli Supreme Court. Abuelaish was the first Palestinian doctor to work in an Israeli maternity ward. But when an Israeli tank bombs his house and kills his three daughters, his mission of forgiveness and reconciliation is put to the ultimate test.
Against all odds, Izzeldin Abuelaish turns his tragedy into a global campaign to eradicate hate, delivering his message in English, Arabic and Hebrew. He is quoted by Barack Obama and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. But Dr Abuelaish is still haunted by grief. He is convinced that to honour his daughters, he must hold the Israeli government accountable for the unprovoked attack that decimated his family.