Palestinian tragedy turns into miracle for others

TEL AVIV — Ahmed Khatib was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Jenin in 2005, when they mistook his toy gun for a real weapon. Practically the whole town of Jenin attended Ahmed’s funeral and the incident was major news in Israel.
But his father was determined to make sure something positive came out of the tragic loss of his son’s life, so he donated Ahmed’s organs to dying Israeli children. A Druze girl in Northern Israel received his heart, a Bedouin…(read more)