Friday, November 11, 2005

Breaking the cycle?

In case you missed it, here's the story of a Palestinian boy who was shot by the Israeli army, but whose organs were donated to save others, regardless or whether they were Jewish or Muslim, Israeli or Palestinian.

Ahmed's gift of life

Ahmed Khatib's death was tragically unexceptional: the 12-year-old Palestinian was shot by Israeli soldiers while holding a toy gun. But what happened next was not. The boy's parents donated his organs to six Israelis. They tell Chris McGreal why their decision was a gesture of both peace and resistance

1 comment:

dan said...

More peacemongering to be found here: practisingpeace.org