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As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in
Galilee. When tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and
nearly one million forced into refugee camps in 1948, Elias began a
long struggle with how to respond. In Blood Brothers, he blends his
riveting life story with historical research to reveal a
little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict, exploring whether
bitter enemies can ever be reconciled. This book offers hope and
insight to help each of us learn to live at peace in a world of
tension and terror.
Nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, world-renowned
Palestinian priest, Elias Chacour, narrates the gripping story of
his life spent working to achieve peace and reconciliation among
Israeli Jews, Christians, and Muslims. From the destruction of his
boyhood village and his work as a priest in Galilee to his efforts
to build school, libraries, and summer camps for children of all
religions, this peacemaker's moving story brings hope to one of the
most complex struggles of our time.
Based upon conversations recorded by a French journalist, this book
mixes autobiographical reflections with a critique of the
contemporary state of the Middle East. It tells the stories of many
individuals working for peace and of his own work, especially with
children and students of the school and college he has founded. Fr
Elias Chacour, author of the bestselling books Blood Brothers and
We Belong to the Land, is the Archbishop of Galilee. Seeing the
lack of educational opportunities for Palestinian youth, he created
a school open to all local children which opened in the early
1980s. The Mar Elias Educational Institution and now caters for
4,500 students, representing all major religions and ethnicities in
Israel. Fr Chacour has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
three times and has received other prestigious peace awards.
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