Future Is Peace

Aziz Abu Sarah is Co-CEO of InterAct International, a nonprofit dedicated to Middle East Peace. He is a peacebuilder, entrepreneur, National Geographic Explorer, TED Fellow, and renowned speaker and trainer on conflict resolution and responsible travel. Aziz is the co-founder of MEJDI Tours, a travel company on a mission to transform tourism into a global force of citizen diplomacy. He has won numerous awards, including from the United Nations, Institute of International Education, and The Explorers Club. Aziz is consistently named one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Jordan, and has written opinion pieces for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Al-Quds, and Haaretz. azizabusarah.com | @AzizAbuSarahMaoz Inon is an Israeli peace activist, entrepreneur and co-CEO of InterAct International, a nonprofit dedicated to Middle East Peace. He was honoured with the prestigious Franco-German Human Rights Prize and the Shared Living Award from Abraham Initiatives. He has spoken on Capitol Hill, at U.S. universities, and the European Parliament. Maoz has written pieces for the Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Haaretz and more. He has co-founded several peace-focused initiatives within Israel and the Middle East, including the Jesus Trail, Fauzi Azar Inn, and Abraham Hostel & Tour brands.thefutureispeace.com@MaozInon

The achievement of Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon's short but immensely poignant account of a shared journey . . . remains true to the horror while refusing to be defeated by it. It is raw with pain and rage and yet bravely insistent on the imperative of hope . . . They have the courage to insist that human beings can and must listen to one another's stories and recognize their own suffering within them. Their moving and fortifying book does not show us the way to the far side of revenge, but it does convince us that it must exist.