Published on 06-12-2024, Last modified on 06-12-2024

Film screening “I SHALL NOT HATE” 

We are honored to welcome Prof. Izzeldin Abuelaish to Ghent University for a special screening of the documentary I Shall Not Hate. This event is organized as part of the ‘Studium Generale’ course led by Prof. Piet Hoebeke at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Following the screening, Prof. Abuelaish will engage in an inspiring conversation with the students, offering his insights and reflections. As part of the Human Rights Week, all Ghent University staff and students will have free access to the online live screening of the documentary and the livestreaming of the conversation with prof. Abuelaish.

Watch the screening and livestream of the event online here: https://ugent.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=7d128311-57d9-4667-b855-b23d00982602

Trailer: https://mubi.com/en/films/i-shall-not-hate/trailer

A MESSAGE OF COURAGE, JUSTICE AND HOPE
by the protagonist PROFESSOR DR. IZZELDIN ABUELAISH

Directed by Tal Barda

Documentary script by Geoff Klein, Tal Barda, Saskia De Boer

Produced by Paul Cadieux, Maryse Rouillard, Isabelle Gripon, Tal Barda

From Gaza’s Jabaliya refugee camp to the University of Toronto and the Supreme Court of Israel, I Shall Not Hate follows the uncharted path of Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, The first Palestinian doctor who worked in an Israeli hospital delivering babies, whose ethos of forgiveness and reconciliation is put to the ultimate test when an Israeli tank bombs his house, killing his three daughters. Against all odds, he turns his tragedy into a global campaign to eradicate hate, delivering his message in English, Arabic and Hebrew. He is quoted by former US president Barack Obama and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. But Dr. Abuelaish remains haunted by grief, and convinced that to honour his daughters, he must hold the Israeli government accountable for the unprovoked attack that decimated his family. Following the Hamas attack on October 7th and the war on Gaza ever since the doctor’s journey becomes even more fateful to the possibility of imagining a future for Palestinians and Israelis. ‘I Shall Not Hate’ is a letter of tolerance from a deeply inspiring man with a message as urgent as ever.

(EN)