The Future is Peace
A Palestinian-Israeli Journey Through the Holy Land
Translated by Ursula Kömen
LITERARY NON-FICTION
Crown (US) and Canongate (UK), April 2026 - English
L'arbre qui marche éditions, April 2026 - French
Altneuland Press, September 2026 - German
2026 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“The Future Is Peace” is the work of a Palestinian and an Israeli who have both lost close family members to the conflict, yet have chosen to walk the path of peace together rather than giving in to a destructive desire for revenge. For Inon and Abu Sarah, peace is neither a slogan nor a sentimental dream, but a clear goal that can be reached by taking action.
The Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and the Israeli Maoz Inon—two tour guides, two friends—take their readers on a week-long journey through a land weighed down by myths and world history. Inon lost his parents on October 7; Abu Sarah lost his brother during the First Intifada. Yet both are peace activists driven by deep conviction. Instead of letting their grief turn into a desire for revenge, they use it as a starting point to ask: what path leads to a future that does not follow the logic of retaliation?
For Abu Sarah and Inon, the answer is clear: hope is not something you find, but something you create through dialogue and a commitment to the equality and dignity of all people.
“We do not see ourselves as Palestinians and Israelis or as Jews and Arabs, but as people who believe in a culture of dialogue, reconciliation, and peace.”
A book for everyone who, in a fractured world, is searching for a path toward coexistence.
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“Let this book be read all over the world by young and old, Muslim and Jew and Christian alike, and hate will shrivel and die. Then and only then can the seeds of peace can be sown. How we all need that. And how we all need this book”
Michael Morpugo
"The Future is Peace is a remarkable book that brilliantly captures 'the inescapable network of mutuality,' accessed so powerfully by Martin Luther King. It's a passionate book, carefully constructed and heartbreakingly true. The message is both simple and immense: we are all helixed together by our humanity. As a guide to the torn heart, it also allows a vision of repair."
Colum McCann
“In the face of the suffering of these two brothers and the suffering of these two nations, I have no words. They have had the courage to embrace each other. Let us pray for peace, and for these two brothers to bring the will to work for peace to their people”
His Holiness Pope Francis
Book Details
Translator:
Ursula Kömen
Cover Designer:
Talia Baer
Book Editor:
Lena Luczak
Year of Publishing:
2026
ISBN:
978-3-9827300-7-3
Number of Pages:
250