My Quest for Peace

FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF CHUTZPAH ● WINNER OF THE BAMAHANE PRIZE ● An emotional memoir revealing the work of young peace activists in the Middle East

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.

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."

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.

IN THIS RIVETING MEMOIR YOU WILL FIND OUT:

● Why are the Israelis and Palestinians fighting?

● What is the role of young leaders, of Facebook and social media, in bringing about peace?

● 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?

JOHN SHARES HIS EMOTIONAL JOURNEY:

● Going to a coexistence workshop with both Israeli and Palestinian children at age eleven

● Representing Israel in an international UN college in Canada

● Talking with Palestinian teenagers into the night

● Using art to bring about positive change in the region

● Establishing peace gatherings in Jerusalem during the hardest of times

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, My Quest for Peace illuminates both sides' experience through the story of one young man's struggle for peace.