He was five when he watched his first public execution. The crowd cheered. The body hung in the square. And like the other children in Khan Yunis that day, Ayman Abu Subuh — now Dor Shachar — was taught to hate Jews, Israel, Christians, and the whole world.

Decades later, Shachar lives in Israel, not only with a new name but a new religion. But with the recent release of his memoir “From Gaza to Tel Aviv” in English, he’s less focused on his personal journey. Shachar is intent on warning the West about the enemy he says it still doesn’t understand.

“I would be thrilled if this book reached President Trump, that he would read it and understand what is really happening in Gaza,” Shachar told The Press Service of Israel.