It's not for me to say from the outside what the Palestinian people should have. That would be very arrogant.

We have to start from the fact that there are always alternatives to violence.

The cross to me is complete nonviolence because Jesus said, "Love your enemy. Do not kill." I realized that I could never kill anyone or hurt anyone, but I was committed to trying to bring about social and political and economic change.

Setting aside human rights and international law to have an agenda of war and killing and occupation to me is totally unacceptable.

We need radical thinking, creative ideas, and imagination.

President Obama continues to support war. He continues to remove many basic civil liberties and human rights. He continues to condone drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan that kill women and children. He meets with his advisers every Tuesday morning and signs extrajudicial killings. To me, those are not the actions of a peace person.

We need now to build a culture of genuine nonviolence and real democracy.