Seeds of Peace

The Seeds of Peace Experience

by John Wallach

In 2000, the United States Institute for Peace published John Wallach’s book, The Enemy Has A Face, which documented the Seeds of Peace summer camp experience. In this book, John Wallach vividly describes the camp experience and follows the youngsters’ return home, where despite criticism from friends and families many of them continue to promote Arab-Israeli coexistence. This highly engaging and accessible account of peacemaking in action also includes photographs by James Lukoski and feature boxes that help bring alive the complex issues involved. I commend the United States Institute of Peace for publishing The Enemy Has a Face— an outstanding volume that illustrates the importance of promoting open dialogue and reconciliation between Arab and Israeli youth. —Ehud Barak, Former Prime Minister of Israel As the elder generations strive towards the goal of a complete Middle East peace, we are inspired by the Seeds of Peace youngsters who embrace this goal with unbridled determination, courage, and energy. The Enemy Has a Face vividly describes just how the Seeds of Peace program and today’s teenagers pave the way to a more peaceful world. —His Majesty King Abdullah II The Enemy Has a Face is a superb book describing one of the most important experiments of people-to-people reconciliation involving Arabs and Israelis. Under the visionary leadership of John Wallach, the Seeds of Peace program has done what official peace agreements cannot do on their own: prepare a new generation of young people for a life of peaceful coexistence. Every one interested in a lasting Arab-Israeli peace should read this book. —Dr. Jehan Sadat As peace begins to take root in the Middle East, Israelis and Palestinians will have to learn to speak the language of coexistence. The Enemy Has a Face teaches the essential elements of that grammar and makes an important contribution to a lasting resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict. —Dr. Henry Kissinger For more information on The Enemy Has A Face: The Seeds of Peace Experience, please visit the United States Institute for Peace's website.