Hope in a Time of Pain

Thousands Attend People’s Peace Summit in Jerusalem

By Charie Summers and Rossella Tercatin
The Times of Israel
May 10, 2025

“‘We are here with you not despite the pain, but because of it. Instead of revenge on behalf of my parents who are no longer here, I am choosing a different future for my children,’ said Maoz Inon, whose mother and father were murdered on October 7, 2023. He spoke alongside Aziz Abu Sarah, whose brother was killed in an Israeli prison during the First Intifada…

“Tami Yakira told The Times of Israel that Summit panels aimed to ‘spark the political imagination’ of participants by providing proposals for ‘concrete solutions,’...

“French President Emmanuel Macron expressing his support for the gathering in a pre-recorded address, as well as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Macron lauded the conference as a ‘signal of hope in a time marked by pain.’”

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