The Future is Peace
Join us on Monday, March 30, at 1pm ET / 10am PT for a special webinar with bereaved Palestinian and Israeli peace builders Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon, moderated by Todd Deatherage.
On paper, Aziz and Maoz should not be friends. Aziz is Palestinian, and his brother was killed by Israeli forces in 1990. Maoz is Israeli and his parents were killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Today, both are members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum: Bereaved Palestinians and Israelis for Peace. The pair have become like brothers and have joined the movement for nonviolence, reconciliation, and restorative justice.
In the last two years, the two have organized a peace coalition with other Israeli & Palestinian peace activists and organizations, spoken with audiences at home and around the world, including the Pope, and on the TED stage, and most recently, have written a book: THE FUTURE IS PEACE, coming out April 2026.
This webinar is presented in partnership with American Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum, InterAct International, and the Telos Group.
Event is Free
About the Speakers
Aziz Abu Sarah is Co-CEO of InterAct International, a nonprofit dedicated to Middle East Peace. He is a peacebuilder, entrepreneur, National Geographic Explorer, TED Fellow, and renowned speaker and trainer on conflict resolution and responsible travel. Aziz is the co-founder of MEJDI Tours, a travel company on a mission to transform tourism into a global force of citizen diplomacy. He has won numerous awards, including from the United Nations, Institute of International Education, and The Explorers Club. Aziz is consistently named one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Jordan. He has written opinion pieces for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Al-Quds, and Haaretz. Aziz is a bereaved Palestinian brother and member of the Parents Circle.
Maoz Inon is Co-CEO of InterAct International, a nonprofit dedicated to Middle East Peace. He is an Israeli peace activist and
entrepreneur. He was honored with the prestigious Franco-German Human Rights Prize
and the Shared Living Award from Abraham Initiatives. He has spoken on Capitol Hill,
at U.S. universities, and the European Parliament. He has written pieces for The Washington
Post, Al Jazeera, Haaretz, and more. He has co-founded several peace-focused initiatives
within Israel and the Middle East, including the Jesus Trail, Fauzi Azar Inn, Abraham
Hostel and Tour Brands. Maoz is a bereaved Israeli son and a member of the Parents
Circle.
Todd Deatherage is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Telos Group, a nonprofit dedicated to the formation of communities of American peacemakers across
lines of difference to bring healing to conflict at home and abroad. Todd spent sixteen
years in senior positions in the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government.
From 2005 to 2009, he was Chief of Staff in the Secretary of State’s Office of Policy
Planning at the U.S. State Department. He also spent two years as Senior Advisor in
the Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom, where he specialized in
religious freedom in the Middle East. Todd worked for a decade in the U.S. Congress,
including six years as Chief of Staff to Senator Tim Hutchinson. He is a native Arkansan
and a graduate of the University of Arkansas. He began his career as an educator.
He and his family live in Fairfax County, Virginia.