The­ex­tra­or­di­nary, riv­et­ing sto­ry of a Pales­tin­ian doc­tor who, rather thanseek revenge after wit­ness­ing his three daugh­ters’ deaths by Israeli­tank shells, con­tin­ues his human­i­tar­i­an call for the peo­ple of there­gion to come togeth­er in under­stand­ing, respect, and peace. APales­tin­ian doc­tor with a degree from Har­vard who was born and raised ina refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, Abue­laish has been cross­ing the linesin the sand that divide Israelis and Pales­tini­ans for most of his­life — as a physi­cian who treats patients on both sides of the line; as ahu­man­i­tar­i­an who sees the need for improved health and edu­ca­tion for­women as the way for­ward in the Mid­dle East; and, most recent­ly, as the­fa­ther whose daugh­ters were killed. His response to this tragedy made­news and won him human­i­tar­i­an awards around the world.