Meet Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah
Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah are Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilders who carry profound family loss and have chosen to turn it into a shared movement for peace, equality, security, and collective freedom.
The People Who Kept Me on This Journey
“Peace is built first and foremost by courageous human beings who refuse to surrender their humanity, even in the darkest of times.”
As B8 of Hope marks ten years since the beginning of the journey that led to its creation, Mehra Rimer, B8 of Hope’s Director and Co-Founder, reflects on the Palestinian and Israeli peacebuilders whose courage, humanity, and teachings shaped her path — and continue to guide B8 of Hope’s work today.
Juman Daraghmeh (Blend.Ar / Tech2Peace)
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Those Closest to the Problem Are Closest to the Solution
“Don’t talk about us without us.”
Eran Nissan is an alumnus of New Story Leadership, one of B8 of Hope’s grantee organizations. In this reflection, he writes about returning to Washington after October 7, reconnecting with Palestinian and Israeli peers, and helping shape a shared “day after” vision — work that was further developed during a B8 of Hope-hosted retreat in Geneva.
Naji Abbas (Physicians for Human Rights Israel)
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Dinner with Palestinian and Israeli Activists
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Lessons from Belfast: Peace Is a Continuous Act of Courage
“Peace agreements are milestones, not finish lines.”
Through B8 of Hope’s partnership with Amal-Tikva, Mehra Rimer joined a cohort of emerging Israeli and Palestinian civil society leaders in Belfast to learn from the Northern Irish peace process. In this reflection, she considers what that experience can teach us about trauma, compromise, women’s leadership, civil society, and the long work of sustaining peace.