The Future Is Peace

“The achievement of Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon’s short but immensely poignant account of a shared journey across Israel and the West Bank is that it 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.”—The New York Times

“If there is ever to be a sustainable settlement in the Middle East, it will come not from bombs and bogus peace boards but from ordinary people coming to respect each other and tolerate each other’s differences—and even finally to enjoy them. This moving book shows the essential first step on that path, as two courageous men stop hating each other and start talking together. If you’ve lost your faith in the future, read this beautiful book by two people who’ve found it.”—Brian Eno, musician and songwriter

“A book of hope in a time of despair. After unbearable personal suffering, Aziz and Maoz refuse to give up on a shared future in Israel Palestine. Here they show us how it can, and must, happen.”—Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize–winning author

“Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon are not only brilliant guides to the tortured geography of the Holy Land but also guides for how to retain our humanity, no matter how much pain we endure. They remind us that, despite oppression, violence, and even genocide, Israeli Jews and Palestinians can live together equally, with justice and in peace.”—Peter Beinart, author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza

“The Future Is Peace is a remarkable book that brilliantly captures ‘the inescapable network of mutuality,’ accessed so powerfully by Martin Luther King Jr. It’s a passionate book, carefully constructed and heartbreakingly true. The message is both simple and immense: We are all helixed together by our humanity. As a guide to the torn heart, it also allows a vision of repair.”—Colum McCann, bestselling author of Let the Great World Spin

“Hopeful and inspirational, The Future Is Peace is a walk through the land and history of Israel and Palestine that shows how two peace activists—an Israeli and a Palestinian—respect each other’s narratives and dare to dream magically of peace amid the reality of conflict.”—Simon Sebag Montefiore, bestselling author and historian