Feed of Hope

About B8 of Hope... “These people make you believe that walking on water is, after all, possible! I really admire what they do and those 20 associations which they help and support. I am too old to participate…but not to admire!” Jacques Moreillon served as Director...

In war, “there is no winner, only a greater collection of broken hearts.”

“I have faith that peace will come. We pray for it every day. What we pray for, we should work for."

“Every enemy is someone whose story who do not know."

“Hope is a luxury we cannot afford losing.  Especially women, if we lose hope, we lose the future of our children."

“This wall of not knowing one another is what creates hatred, which creates fear, which creates violence."

“We don’t talk about Peace, we make Peace."

"Le hasard est le patronyme que prend Dieu quand il veut rester anonyme"      

In recent weeks we have been witness to a growing trend of violence on the part of our young people towards Palestinians. Incidents include rock throwing at Palestinian cars on the road and at private homes, incursions to villages and into homes. These acts of...

"A conflict passed on to the next generation is a conflict we lost"

“Because giving back and giving well is an adventure full of discovery and emotions"

“Not one Jerusalem stone is worth even one drop of blood of our little girls”

“Non-violence is the art of  practicing your humanity."  “Non-violence, for me, is the art of being a being human. It’s the celebration of my existence.” “Your humanity is my weapon” “When violence is put aside, dialogue becomes possible. We don’t have to agree in a...

“Martin Luther King once said "I have a dream" and I say "WE have a dream and WE have to make it happen together"

“We negotiate peace out of fear, we resist out of fear. Fear is what motivates and if we are not able to bring about healing, there can never be any peace for the future." “Peacemaking is not about making a political commitment, it’s a commitment to a deep healing of...

“To anyone who says that it is only by war or by force or by eradicating the other side that rights can be won or dreams achieved, I say, 'That is not so.' For one side cannot eradicate the other. We cannot kill their dreams and they are unable to kill ours. We must...

""We don't have a partner for peace". I have heard this excuse so many time to justify inaction ! What my journeys in a world of conflicts have thought me is that it takes effort to find one's partner. Mandela and De Klerk had found each other. There is always...

"Wars are not like the weather, we have control over them, we make them happen, it is up to us to put an end to them""Hope is like a candle, the current situation like a hurricane, we must do everything we can to keep the flame alive."

“If I who have lost a beloved one can walk the path of peace,  then surely you can too”

“Music enables young people to create something beautiful together that needs commitment—to music and to each other.”

“Louder than the sound of guns, let’s scream: Peace is possible ! "