Meet Noor A’wad Noor A’wad is a Palestinian activist from Beit Sahour who chose to remain in his homeland and came to see direct encounter with Israelis as a form of nonviolent resistance.
Meet Ali Abu Awwad Ali Abu Awwad is a Palestinian nonviolence leader who transformed imprisonment, occupation, and the killing of his brother into a movement for dignity, freedom, civic responsibility, and nonviolent change.
Meet Robi Damelin Robi Damelin is a bereaved Israeli mother who transformed the loss of her son David into a powerful call for reconciliation, nonviolence, and shared humanity through the Parents Circle – Families Forum
Meet Hanan Schlesinger Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger is a former Israeli settler and Orthodox rabbi whose encounters with Palestinian neighbors transformed his understanding of truth, belonging, and the possibility of a shared future.
Meet Dr. Chen Alon Chen Alon is an Israeli former combat officer and theatre activist who turned refusal into responsibility, co-founding Combatants for Peace and using theatre to confront occupation, dehumanization, and fear.
Meet Sulaiman Khatib Sulaiman “Souli” Khatib is a Palestinian former prisoner and co-founder of Combatants for Peace whose life’s work turns pain, imprisonment, and resistance into a vision of nonviolence and collective liberation.
Meet Achinoam Nini and Mira Awad Achinoam Nini and Mira Awad are Jewish Israeli and Palestinian artists whose friendship has survived war, backlash, and competing demands for loyalty—and whose music and activism continue to insist that another way is possible.
