Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon: Reconciliation over revenge

About this episode

Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon discuss their journey towards reconciliation and hope amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

‘We are transforming feelings of revenge into reconciliation. We are transforming despair into hope, trauma into healing. So the future is peace is also like a manual, like a guide, not just for a shared journey across the holy land, but a guide for human conscience.’ Rajan Datar speaks to Palestinian and Israeli authors and peace activists Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon. Maoz Inon‘s parents were killed during the Hamas attacks of October 7th. Aziz Abu Sarah’s brother died after being detained for nearly a year in an Israeli military prison. Together, they have forged an unlikely friendship across the Israeli Palestine divide, become leading voices for reconciliation, arguing that peace can only be built through empathy, dialogue and a recognition of each other’s humanity. Their new book, The Future Is Peace, chronicles their eight day drive across Israel and Palestine. They talk about loss, forgiveness, and why they remain hopeful despite the devastation of war. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a…

People in this episode

Host: Rajan Datar

Guests: Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz Inon

Topics covered

• reconciliation
• peace activism
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• forgiveness
• hope
• humanity

Keywords

• reconciliation
• peace
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• forgiveness
• hope
• trauma
• dialogue
• humanity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC World Service

Books & works: The Future Is Peace

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