Palestinian activist Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli entrepreneur Maoz Inon share a bond forged in the fires of tragedy. Aziz lost his brother to Israeli prison; Maoz lost his parents in the October 7th attacks by Hamas. Yet, in a landscape defined by revenge, they have chosen a different weapon: partnership.

In their forthcoming book, The Future Is Peace, they take us on a profound journey, physically across the Holy Land and emotionally into the "void" of each other’s trauma. They challenge the deeply held narratives that sustain the conflict, exposing the failure of walls and wars to provide security. Aziz and Maoz join us to dismantle the myth that peace is naive, arguing instead that it is the only pragmatic path forward. They don't just ask us to hope; they show us how to turn hope into an action.

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