All are invited to hear from Palestinian and Israeli peace activists Osama Iliwat and Rotem Levin, who will share their personal stories of transformation and their vision of a path toward collective safety and liberation. The devastating escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine has left many feeling powerless, angry, and hopeless. Rotem and Osama believe in a different reality and in the possibility of a shared future of security, equality, and justice for all people. They will share lessons of joint peaceful resistance, the vastly different realities they face in the same land, their vision and experiences of humanity in times of dehumanization and war, and about their hope and the courage to share this hope publicly.

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Osama lliwat was born in Jerusalem and was displaced like so many Palestinians around the world after the war of 1967. He grew up in Jericho. He has been in the peace world for more than 15 years and is a co-founder of Visit Palestine. He has dedicated his life to nonviolent resistance working with different organizations such as: Sulha Peace Project and Interfaith Encounter Association, appearing in several documentaries including Objector and The Other and regularly speaking on peacebuilding at organizations and universities around the world.
 
Rotem Levin was born and raised in Ein Vered. After his military service he participated in a transformational intensive dialogue program in Germany where he got to know Palestinians on a personal and intimate level. After this experience he started organizing similar programs in Aqaba, Jordan where he offered the experience to other post-military Israelis and for Palestinians and Israelis medical workers. He is a committed activist and doctor by profession. When Rotem is not giving conferences for peace internationally he invests most of his time creating healing spaces for Israelis and Palestinians on the land.