Book: I Shall Not Hate

Abuelaish Izzeldin , 2012. 264. I Shall Not Hate. PB: Bloomsbury, 978-1408822098. 8.99. ![Graphic][1]</img> One doctor’s response to the calamity in Gaza There is a trend in medical education to give a wide berth to anything political. Medicine is an area of civic life that doesn’t take sides, which seeks to treat everyone equally regardless of creed or country. In particular, we are sensitive to the varying perspectives of our students. I hold firmly to this ethic and to a parallel truth that it is wrong for those of us who have a voice in the educational space to ignore obvious injustice. This problem came acutely to the fore during the conflict in Gaza. I wonder what our students might expect of us? Is it acceptable to say nothing? I have form in this area. As a junior academic, I got a flea in my ear for having a letter published in The Herald about the 1998 Omagh bombing. This was a traumatising experience for everyone on the island of Ireland and I couldn’t stay silent, though I can see in hindsight how my judgement was shaped by my childhood in Belfast. I am … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif