This is fresh air. I'm Tanya Mosley. And my guest today have each paid a profound price on opposite

sides of a conflict that has lasted more than a century, with no signs of stopping. One is

Israeli, the other is Palestinian. They call themselves brothers. And what brought them together

is grief and a decision each of them made

about what to do with it.

Aou Zinan's parents were murdered by Hamas on October 7, 23, among the 1,200 Israelis killed

that day and the deadliest attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust.

In the war that followed, more than 75,000 Palestinians

were killed. The U.S. helped arm and funded, and the violence has now spread into Lebanon and Iran.

But within days of his parents' murder, Maouz spoke. His family was not seeking revenge. Instead, they were seeking peace. Those words

reached Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu-Sarah. Years before, when Aziz was only nine, his own

brother had been arrested and tortured and in an Israeli military prison for allegedly throwing

stones at soldiers. He later died from

his injuries, and Aziz says he recognized Mauz's grief and decided to write him. What grew

between them has become a brotherhood, a TED Talk seen by millions, and eventually a journey.

Ten months into the war, the two of them got in a van

together and drove for eight days across Israel and Palestine, through checkpoints, holy cities, refugee

camps, and separation walls. They wrote everything down in a book called The Future is Peace,

a shared journey across the Holy Land.

Mauz Inan and Aziz Abu-Sara, welcome to fresh air.

Hi, Tanya, it's great to be here with you.

Thank you for having us.

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