Elias Jabbour: Palestinian Christian Peacemaker

“We have a choice—we can either live together, or we can die together,” was an oft-repeated maxim by the late Christian Palestinian Peacemaker of Shefar’am, Elias Jabbour, author of Sulha: Traditional Palestinian Peacemaking Process. Elias grew up learning Sulha–the traditional Palestinian Arab peacemaking modality–from his father, Jabbour Jabbour, a member of the regional jaha (sulha peacemaking council) that brokered peace in disputes that ranged from domestic to municipal and regional agreements with the nascent state of Israel in 1948. Elias became a key jaha member himself, founded The House of Hope, a peace center in Shefar’am, and was a founding member of The Abrahamic Reunion (AR), an interfaith peacemaking organization. The AR has compiled interviews, biographical information, and footage of Elias sharing his inimitable spirit and will for peace. Join AR Co-Founder David Less, and AR International Director Sheikh Ghassan Manasra, for a live Q&A.