NEW YORK | For one night in Manhattan, the peace process focused less on the history of the Green Line and more on the importance of the Punch Line. At Gotham Comedy Club in New York City, Palestinian-American comedian Amer Zahr hosted the 6th annual “Stand Up for Peace Comedy Benefit” and proved that humor knows no boundaries. Joining Zahr onstage were seven other talented comedians as well as three alumni Seeds who shared their powerful stories with an audience … FULL STORY

UPDATE: the Comedy Benefit at Gotham Comedy Club in New York was a fantastic success! » NEW YORK | The 6th Annual “Stand Up for Peace” Comedy Benefit takes place on November 30. The event will be hosted by Amer Zahr with Tim Young, Dan Nainan, Eman el Husseini, Seth Herzog, Mike Batayeh, Jim Dailakis, and Laura Spaeth. Tim Young headlines clubs all over North America, has performed on over 500 colleges campuses as well as comedy festivals in New York, … FULL STORY

NEW YORK | On May 27, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine accepted the 2009 Peacemaker Award from Seeds of Peace at The Plaza Hotel in New York City for his outstanding work in promoting youth empowerment around the world. ExxonMobil also accepted the 2009 Corporate Peacemaker Award for their dedication to peace through women’s economic empowerment. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the evening went directly to support scholarships for young people from the Middle East and South Asia … FULL STORY

NEW YORK | Seeds of Peace held its 15th Annual Gala, Empower Future Leaders, on Thursday, May 15th at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. This event honored artist and peace activist Yoko Ono along with Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and the recipient of the Peacemaker Award. The event was hosted by Seeds of Peace Board of Directors, including Janet Wallach, President Emeritus of Seeds of Peace and Richard Berman, Chairman of the … FULL STORY

Dean Acheson Auditorium, Washington, DC SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL: Thank you very much, Aaron, for that kind introduction, and it’s a great pleasure to, once again, be with Seeds of Peace. I always look forward to these opportunities. I enjoy, especially, having groups of young people visit the State Department, so we can not only talk to the next generation of leaders but learn, as well, from the next generation of leaders. It’s always so inspiring to see … FULL STORY

Loy Henderson Conference Room, Washington, DC SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL: Thank you very much, Aaron, for that kind introduction. And let me also thank you for the service that you have performed, not only to the Department of State but to the cause of peace in your years of service, and once again thank you for the fine work you did during my first two years here, and especially congratulate you on assuming the leadership of this wonderful … FULL STORY

Thank you very much, John. It was wonderful to be serenaded by these great kids. I want you all to know that you sound an awful lot better than I did when I sang in Asia last month… Welcome The Department of State. I want to congratulate all 160 campers–Palestinians, Jordanians, Israelis, Israeli Arabs, Egyptians, Tunisians, Qataris, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Macedonians, Kosovars, and Yugoslavians. And my thanks also to the other VIPs here–the assembled Ambassadors, colleagues, friends of Seeds … FULL STORY

Arabs and Jews together at a Moroccan restaurant–if that doesn’t help nurture the seeds of peace, then John Wallach’s organization will have to change its name. Mr. Wallach, foreign editor of the Hearst newspapers, is the founder of Seeds of Peace, which is sponsoring a dinner-auction tomorrow with Ambassadors Itamar Rabinovich of Israel, Ahmed Maher El Sayed of Egypt and Fayez Tarawneh of Jordan. The auction will feature a first edition of the “Diary of Anne Frank,” autographed photos of … FULL STORY

More than 100 Arab and Israeli Children Visit Boston August 17-21 as Part of 2nd Annual Program Designed to Promote Middle East Peace BOSTON | More than 100 teenage boys and girls—Egyptians, Israelis, Jordanians, Moroccans, and Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip—will be guests of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday, August 18 for the 7 p.m. exhibition game with the Washington Redskins at Foxboro Stadium. The game highlights the young people’s month-long visit to the … FULL STORY

Top Aide to Former President Jimmy Carter Hosts Event to Benefit 2nd Annual Summer camp for Middle East Children WASHINGTON, DC | Seeds of Peace, a first-ever summer camp for Arab and Israeli children, will benefit from a barbecue and live auction to be held on Saturday, July 16 from 1 to 4 PM. WRC-TV Meteorologist Bob Ryan and journalist/author Bernanr Kalb are co-auctioneers for the event, which is hosted by Muska and Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Jimmy Carter’s National Security … FULL STORY