One great hope lies in the fact that there is a new consciousness in our World, particularly among young people.

We really can do things in support of each other very, very quickly.

I witnessed a lot of violence, and I found myself asking the question: Do you ever use violence to try to bring about political change?

I go to places and I see all these people working on peace education and on a culture of nonviolence and non-killing. You look at all these different movements going on: the environment movement, the interfaith movement, the human rights movement, the youth movement, and the arts movement.

Palestine has a very strong nonviolent movement.

In Northern Ireland, people said there would never be a solution. But once people begin to have the political will and force their governments to sit down, it can happen.

There is no political will for peace in the Israeli government. They're not serious about political peace because they're still building settlements and demolishing Palestinian homes. That is a great tragedy.