As the world marks the second anniversary of the October 7 attack, we speak with Maoz Inon, an award-winning Israeli peace activist whose parents Bilha and Yakovi were both killed that day when Hamas fighters stormed their kibbutz near the Gaza border. Since then, Inon has become a world-famous advocate of peaceful coexistence for Israelis and Palestinians. His forthcoming book, co-authored with Palestinian peace activist Aziz Abu Sarah, is titled The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.
“It’s a very sad day, because so many lives were lost in the last two years,” says Inon. Reflecting on his parents’ lessons about life, Inon says it’s up to current and future generations to build something better: “It’s our turn — our turn to sow the seeds of peace, the seeds of reconciliation, the seeds of equality, knowing that next year and next season will be better.”
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