My Quest for Peace

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF <em>CHUTZPAH </em>● WINNER OF THE <em>BAMAHANE PRIZE</em> ● An emotional memoir revealing the work of young peace activists in the Middle East</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>John Kiss was five years old when he first heard the sirens. Running into the shelter fearing the missiles of the Gulf War coming from Iraq he realized for the first time he might not survive.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>This was the first time he understood who Arabs were. From there to becoming one of Israel's most prominent peace activists−learning Arabic and having Muslim friends across the Middle East−was in John's words quite a journey.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>John Kiss won a Presidential recognition for his peacemaking from the late Israeli President Shimon Peres. John's voice coming from a new generation of Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers brings hope for those wishing for peace in the Holy Land.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>IN THIS RIVETING MEMOIR YOU WILL FIND OUT:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>● Why are the Israelis and Palestinians fighting?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>● What is the role of young leaders of Facebook and social media in bringing about peace?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>● How could bereaved families−families who lost their loved ones due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict−be willing to meet and talk with bereaved families from the other side?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>JOHN SHARES HIS EMOTIONAL JOURNEY:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>● Going to a coexistence workshop with both Israeli and Palestinian children at age eleven</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>● Representing Israel in an international UN college in Canada</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>● Talking with Palestinian teenagers into the night</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>● Using art to bring about positive change in the region</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>● Establishing peace gatherings in Jerusalem during the hardest of times</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>John brings a genuine and authentic voice representing a new generation of peacemakers in the Middle East. Marked by honesty and compassion for Palestinians and Israelis alike </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>My Quest for Peace</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)> illuminates both sides' experience through the story of one young man's struggle for peace.</span></p>