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An Israeli and a Palestinian Talk Peace, Dignity and Safety | Ali Abu Awwad and Ami Dar | TED
Israel and Palestine have grappled with enduring territorial disputes and complex geopolitical tensions across generations. In this profound TED Membership conversation, Palestinian peace activist Ali Abu Awwad and Israeli founder of Idealist.org Ami Dar envision a future built on mutual respect, recognition and nonviolent activism, where both identities coexist harmoniously. Listen for a testament to…
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@mohamedtalaat2508
February 15, 2024 at 10:46 am
Free palestine يا اوغاد
@mychallange4life
February 15, 2024 at 11:00 am
I love this discussion! Both of them are amazing people! you can see them and you feel them and your heart warms and your eyes tear up when they talk and show their feeling. They both should be in power and in charge of their nations! Why we don’t vote and support them to run their nations? Why we don’t give them more platforms? Why we only hear from them on TED? Thank God! we at least we have TED. share this with everyone, if you love peace and both nations. share it.
@Motorhead1
February 15, 2024 at 11:17 am
Facts verify: Since 1948 Arabs have refused every peace deal offered which includes any Jews living from “river to sea”.
They officially demand to create a new apartheid Islamic state at UN since.
No more two state solutions..
Enough!
Nonsense!
תודה רבה שלום
@_BangDroid_
February 15, 2024 at 11:27 am
It’s a pity they have absolutely no policy influence. Both sides want total destruction and are just as bad as each other. They’ve both completely lost sight of all humanity.
@doggyjeff
February 15, 2024 at 11:35 am
Excellent conversation…very need in these times. I wish the Palestinians and the Jews can find an harmony and peace last long formula to live together. Regards from Cabo Verde Islands.
@brianmpbe
February 15, 2024 at 11:36 am
This is shameful
@SaHayes-it2uw
February 15, 2024 at 11:57 am
What is shameful?
@peterston4039
February 15, 2024 at 12:19 pm
I have now watched several conversations like this one. Ali and Ami should both run for Office in their respective parts. You both are amazing, the ideas are right, your arguments are exact. I hope that this way of thinking can succeed, because it is the only way that ultimately be successful. Any other way, other than described by both of you, will only be a continuance of what was.
Brilliant conversation. Thank you!
And I was in tears as you were at the end. Stay safe, both of you.
@roboldx9171
February 15, 2024 at 1:52 pm
Get the Fascists out of the Knesset. The far-right has never done any good and has been of no good to anyone anywhere ever. They only bring trouble and war. Free Palestine.
@mawkernewek
February 15, 2024 at 2:22 pm
31:45 this reminds me of the original series Star Trek episode Let That Be Your Last Battlefield where there are two people who hate each other because one is black and white, the other is white and black.
@Third_Disciple
February 15, 2024 at 2:24 pm
The Palestinian is from Palestine. The Israeli is from Brooklyn.
@aconb2120
February 15, 2024 at 5:39 pm
The Israeli is extremely intelligent and super nice to listen to. Educated folks unlike the other side unfortunately.
@coolbear3093
February 15, 2024 at 2:27 pm
I can see some sign of Israeli people to hope ending the war against Hamas in Gaza happening now, demonstrating the majority of them wish resignation of Netanyahu and early election. it can be hope even if it doesn’t mean permanent peace between Israel and Gaza,but we still have hope… and to implement permanent peace we have to figure out why Hamas was born and what the West have done to Gaza, Palestinian. We have to fix things right to Gaza, what Britain, US, etc. have done to them. That’s the only way
@amadd5641
February 15, 2024 at 3:03 pm
Nice to see a logical discussion.
@gibbons1955
February 15, 2024 at 3:20 pm
Thank you dear men❤ Peace is possible
@maisaluv
February 15, 2024 at 4:18 pm
🇵🇸🇵🇸
@user-hh2is9kg9j
February 15, 2024 at 6:17 pm
This is smoke and mirrors. the occupying power has no incentives to give 20% of what is occupied to people with no power. Unless there is some strong kind of pressure on Israel, this will never be resolved.
@AlexaJanell
February 15, 2024 at 6:56 pm
Thank you so much for having this extremely important conversation <3
@vectravi2008
February 15, 2024 at 7:03 pm
This conflict all boils down to My guy in the sky is better than your guy in the sky.
When mankind can leave religion behind will be the day when peace will blossom
@user-us3dc2bf8c
February 15, 2024 at 8:12 pm
Muslims free in Palestine
@joellis741
February 15, 2024 at 9:02 pm
An eye for an eye leaves the World blind
@bp-cb2gd
February 15, 2024 at 11:10 pm
The most honest, pragmatic, and hopeful conversation I’ve heard in years. I hope the majority of Israelis and Palestinians believe this too.
@keetyalexx
February 16, 2024 at 12:31 am
I am so moved by the both of you. Ali, when you said “I will not accept a peace that will be built on other Jewish graves,” I started to cry. I would never want a peace built on Palestinian graves, either. Thank you both for doing this work and believing that our peoples do not have to perpetuate this cycle of violence forever. Thank you for believing in our collective humanity. Shalom & salaam, may God bless and keep you both.
@kevinwells4986
February 16, 2024 at 12:56 am
This is the kind of talk that will save children. Children belong to all of us. Yes, these two should negotiate the entire process of standing down the aggression. But TED won’t make that happen, exactly. But wow I thank TED for hearing this.
@JJs_playground
February 16, 2024 at 1:04 am
We need more power like this and we *need these people in power* on both sides.
@sophiagrace6361
February 16, 2024 at 2:30 am
This all sounds nice but Israel is literally committing genocide against Palestinians. Israel needs to be held accountable for committing genocide. Palestinians don’t owe Israelis anything. There’s not an excuse in the world that could justify what Israel has done.
@user-sp1md5xu8j
February 16, 2024 at 7:34 am
Peace?! Who are the Palestinians?There are Arabs in Israel living alongside Jews, Christians, Muslims, Bedouins, Druze, All are different Arabs.
@terriej123
February 16, 2024 at 9:06 pm
Who has pressured Israel? I don’t mean verbally. I mean actionable pressure.
@terriej123
February 16, 2024 at 9:25 pm
Palestinian children are taught about the holocaust. Maybe it was different back when Ali was a child. But UNRWA schools do teach about the holocaust & so much more. They also teach about human rights & international law. I know this because I watched an interview with the former head of UNRWA & I’ve also watched interviews with all sorts of Palestinian academics & lawyers who were taught in UNRWA schools, & they’ve said the same thing as well. By the way, why is it that Ali was the only one who talked about non-violence in this interview?
@mahiousgazi
February 17, 2024 at 12:08 am
Free Palestine🇧🇩
@patryk6769
February 17, 2024 at 4:11 am
The fact that top comment bellow this beautiful 43 minute discussion is as short and shortsighted as “free Palestine” makes me very sad.
@DJRapOfficial
February 17, 2024 at 5:13 am
If only everyone could see the sense both these men have just shared. After all, what is happening is not solving anything only causing more pain and hatred.
@maissahmad1623
February 17, 2024 at 5:29 am
What an Enlightening conversation 👏🏼
@maissahmad1623
February 17, 2024 at 5:29 am
Enlightening conversation 👏🏼
@nn-fz9ch
February 17, 2024 at 9:53 am
Free Palestine
@TerryHirchberg
February 17, 2024 at 11:29 am
Historic borders for all sharing a capital city. Blue and green municipalities, one restored to Holy Holyland.
@georgec2470
February 17, 2024 at 12:01 pm
Beautiful with the right people in leadership it can happen
Shukraan
@TerryHirchberg
February 17, 2024 at 12:07 pm
In the video Palestine and Israel form one County
@AbdulMannan-rv5yx
February 17, 2024 at 1:12 pm
Very nice talk
@Clbeam123
February 17, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Do you think if Israel/Palestinian was sorted out, iran would become a peaceful player? Or would the world still have a problem with islamic fundamentalism? Bc then no matter what happen there the Jews would never be safe.
@jonwright4418
February 17, 2024 at 4:24 pm
It’s not just like that. The palestinians were living next to israel in gaza and also among the israelis as citizens. But the basic tenent of islam,doing away with the non believers in islam is always presennt. For the palestinians stabbed shot,or ran the person over with a car and then the killer was paid a life stipend by abass . According to the islamic political doctrines like the quran,sharia and sunna that was the right thing to do. So no, living to gether is impossible not even a 2nd state. No one can expect to live like that,with the way israel lived with death around the corner.
@Char.Chi.
February 18, 2024 at 4:56 am
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
@joelvonthrum8658
February 18, 2024 at 1:13 am
These two chaps both describe a process that can provide a lasting solution. 1st stop the violence on both sides. Next, accept reconciliation will take a long time. Stop external meddling. Allow them to find solution that works for them.
@elalamikhadija9199
February 18, 2024 at 4:22 am
Almost All what you said is good on theoretical level, only if we aren’t talking about a state that uses an occupied land as weapons labs, who doesn’t offer birth right to people who are completely disconnected from that land. We are talking about state that went far and beyond in children rights. The whole foundation of this what so called state is not acceptable.
Saying so of course it’s not acceptable to build a Palestinian nation on the bodies of innocent people. Nor deny anyone’s right to have a dignified life. But it’s hard really to imagine that the state of Israel will be held back by non violence resistance.
In all history, people tried to raise their voice but they couldn’t bare a chance against a loby that worked for decades.
@DavidSumeray_BassGod
February 18, 2024 at 7:29 am
This is the most nuanced, intelligent and humane conversation on this heartbreaking situation that I’ve, so far, heard. It’s been particularly heartwarming for me to listen to this, coming on the heels of being told in a Facebook Jewish Community Group to which I belong (being Jewish myself), that I am an idiot and should be placed on an antisemitism watchlist, for expressing similar views to the men in this video.
I’ve now posted this video to that group
@RivonAmadio
February 18, 2024 at 1:04 pm
Thank you so much for this talk! So inspiring! Higher thinking! I’m so grateful for your message! It’s already had a massive impact on my thinking! ❤🇵🇸🤍🇮🇱❤
@Mastersteef123
February 18, 2024 at 5:38 pm
I think there’s a lot of truth that’s said here. Both sides need to deal with their extremists.
However, there’s a big difference to a country which has an organized military system, backed by the United States, and a country that, out of desperation, literally committed an act of horrible terror in some crazy circumstances.
I mean these people literally flew into a party in Israel with self-made crappy helicopters and machine guns… which ironically were probably also supplied by the US.
@user-zm9kd8yz4c
February 19, 2024 at 1:40 pm
“Rule over the occupied territories would have social repercussions. After a few years there would be no Jewish workers or Jewish farmers. The Arabs would be the working people and the Jews the administrators, inspectors, officials, and police—mainly secret police. A state ruling a hostile population of 1.5 to 2 million foreigners would necessarily become a secret-police state, with all that this implies for education, free speech, and democratic institutions. The corruption characteristic of every colonial regime would also prevail in the state of Israel. The administration would have to suppress Arab insurgency on the one hand and acquire Arab Quislings on the other. There is also good reason to fear that the Israel Defense Force, which has been until now a people’s army, would, as a result of being transformed into an army of occupation, degenerate, and its commanders, who will have become military governors, resemble their colleagues in other nations.Out of concern for the Jewish people and its state we have no choice but to withdraw from the territories and their population of one and a half million Arabs.” — Yeshayahu Leibowitz “The Territories” (1968)
@diandenmark
February 19, 2024 at 1:58 pm
THANK YOU! Amazing, wonderful, inspiring – And how refreshing that the focus isn’t on “two states, one state, three states, confederation” etc … but about the foundation for creating solutions that will give both peoples self-determination and peace.
– A few highlights for me:
What a beautiful observation by Ali: “The world doesn’t like Jews; the Arabs don’t like Palestinians – so all we have is each other!” Wow! This reminds me of former Pres. Rivlin’s observation that Arabs and Jews in this area are destined – not doomed – to live together. Ami was also very clear about this.
One little “criticism” of Ali’s understanding of what Jews fear: The world of Jew hatred is/was not limited to the European/Western hatred of Jews – including the Holocaust. Jews have also been persecuted and thrown out of many countries in the Middle East…
I love how Ali talked of the importance of Palestinians learning to LOVE themselves – and how he does not assume that religious beliefs about the land require wanting to kick The Others out. And how he refuses to let anyone take away his humanity by pushing him into hatred and violence – no matter what.
Finally: If third parties can contribute to solutions and incentives – great. But it is absolute not ok for third parties to pick sides, spread the conflict to their own countries, and expect that pressure is going to help the Israelis and Palestinians to find their peace and self-determination.
@mrdwight1968
February 19, 2024 at 2:17 pm
“Look in the mirror and see where each of us has failed our kids” – are we (humans who are secure – food, shelter, clothing) willing to ask ourselves this question? Thank you, shukriya, vielen Dank!
@ayamohammed7753
February 19, 2024 at 2:54 pm
Free Palestine
@ulyssnt
February 19, 2024 at 10:02 pm
crying my heart out watching this – 🙏🕊 please deliver on this
@mirajarvis8326
February 19, 2024 at 11:32 pm
This is so good. May peace come to to you all.
Foreign governments should get out.. and instead use non-violent ways to support peace. War is evil.
@terriesternberg6337
February 20, 2024 at 7:06 pm
I learned SO MUCH from this interview – and I wish that these perspectives and commitment to peace were articulated and enacted by everyone who has power to bring peace to the region. My prayers and gratitude are with you and the people you work with in your respective organizations.