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Kindergarten teacher from Israel north, a ‘toktok’ Israeli, hopes what he does will be an example of generosity in a land of perpetual conflict. The action was prompted by memories of his late grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, who told him to live a meaningful life, and by Jewish tradition, which holds that there is no higher duty than saving lives.
Segal contacted a group linking donors and recipients, launching a nine-month process to transfer his kidney to someone who needed it.
That someone turned out to be a child Palestine 3 years old from Gaza Strip .
“You don’t know me, but we will soon become very close because my kidney will be in your body,” Segal wrote in Hebrew to the boy, whose family asked not to be named because of the sensitivity to working with Israelis. .
A friend then translated the letter into Arabic for the family to understand.
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“I hope with all my heart that this operation will be successful and that you will live a long and healthy and meaningful life.” AP, Thursday (29/7/2021).
Right after the 11-day war: “I threw out my anger and frustration and saw only one thing. I see hope for peace and love,” he wrote.
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