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Connections: Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson
Published March 2, 2015 at 3:41 PM EST

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is our guest, he's a Palestinian OB/GYN who lost three daughters and a niece when Israel hit his house with rockets in the 2009 siege of Gaza. Dr. Abuelaish was working in Israeli hospitals, one of the first Palestinians to do so, and had become a symbol for bridging cultural differences. Then he lost his daughters. He has become an advocate for peace and is the author of I Shall Not Hate: A Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity. He lives in Toronto now, and is in Rochester for a Monday night event.
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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