The Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and the Israeli Maoz Inon - two tour guides, two friends - take their readers on a week-long journey through a land weighed down by myths and world history. Inon lost his parents on October 7, 2023; Abu Sarah lost his brother during the First Intifada. Yet both are peace activists driven by deep conviction. Instead of letting their grief turn into a desire for revenge, they use it as a starting point to ask: what path leads to a future that does not follow the logic of retaliation? On their journey, they visit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Nazareth, among other places, and speak with ordinary people who - like themselves - must live with the ongoing conflict and its devastating consequences. In these intimate encounters, one question keeps coming up: How can we ever find hope in the face of so much suffering? For Abu Sarah and Inon, the answer is clear and simple: hope isn’t found; it’s created - through dialogue, responsibility, and a commitment to the equality and dignity of all people. "We don’t see ourselves as Palestinians and Israelis or as Jews and Arabs, but as people who believe in a culture of dialogue, reconciliation, and peace. To those who see what divides us, we say: If you must divide us, then please divide us into those who believe in peace and equality, and those who do not … not yet." Setting aside all paralyzing despair, "The Future Is Peace" outlines a concrete vision of peace for Israel-Palestine, inspired by personal encounters in cities through which the conflict has long drawn lines of division.
 
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian peacebuilder, writer, cultural educator, and entrepreneur working at the intersection of conflict transformation and public storytelling. He is Co-CEO of "InterAct International", a nonprofit dedicated to peace in the Middle East. His work has been recognized by numerous bodies, including the United Nations, and he has been repeatedly listed among the world’s 500 most influential Muslims by the "Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center" (Jordan). He has published opinion pieces in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Al-Quds, and Haaretz.

Maoz Inon is an Israeli peace activist and entrepreneur committed to building partnerships across divides. He is Co-CEO of "InterAct International", a nonprofit dedicated to peace in the Middle East. His work has been recognized with honors including the Franco-German Human Rights Prize and the Shared Living Award from the Abraham Initiatives. Inon has spoken on Capitol Hill, at U.S. universities, and at the European Parliament, and has published opinion pieces in The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, and Haaretz