Prominent Palestinian psychiatrist Eyad Sarraj dies

Prominent Palestinian psychiatrist and champion of the national cause, Eyad Sarraj, dies at 70.
Wassem El-Sarraj, son of Palestinian psychiatrist Eyad El-Sarraj, speaks during a ceremony in Stockholm, January 28, 2011. Wassem El-Sarraj on Friday received the Olof Palme Prize 2010 on behalf of his father. REUTERS/Scanpix/Fredrik Sandberg (SWEDEN - Tags: POLITICS PROFILE) SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTXX7BL
Wassem El-Sarraj, son of Palestinian psychiatrist Eyad El-Sarraj, speaks during a ceremony in Stockholm, Jan. 28, 2011. - REUTERS/Scanpix/Fredrik Sandberg
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In the middle of the Alexa blizzard, which turned the Gaza Strip into a giant lake, Gaza lost one of its most respected men.

Eyad Sarraj, a Palestinian refugee and psychiatrist, died on Dec. 17 with the same dignity that he lived.

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