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Testimonials from Seeds of Peace’s Young Leaders Seeds of Peace graduates express their enthusiasm and support for Seeds of Peace “Seeds of Peace opened my eyes to see this big world, this world full of happiness, joy, and hope… with people who can listen to you when you talk and understand where you come from. I’ve learned so many things at Seeds… to be a good leader and a good listener. I can understand people and try to help them. And now I’m working on bringing peace to my land like Seeds of Peace brought peace to my heart.”

- Mirna, Palestinian Seed “When I arrived … I didn’t really know what to expect for I thought that we have to find the perfect solution to peace or else we are wasting our time. But now, I understand that part of the point of Seeds of Peace is actually to improve as a person and to pass the message on to our friends, family, and our community. I truly believe in the process and the organization of Seeds of Peace and I know it changed me and my life.”

- May, Israeli Seed “Amid the violence and animosity that surrounds, I find true hope. For me that hope is Seeds of Peace. It always will be.”

- Yair, Israeli Seed, 2006 “We come to camp to see what it looks, sounds, and feels like to live in peace. This is not youthful idealism. We do not have a choice. It’s either co-existence or no existence. We’ve got to live together or not at all.”

- Palestinian Seed, 2006 “Seeds has given me a vision – a vision of peace, a better future, coexisting and living together side by side. I’ve seen it with my own eyes – it is possible.”

- Israeli Seed, 2003 “We are warriors of hope, we are masters of understanding, we are pioneers of respect, we are soldiers of trust, we are leaders of tomorrow, we are Seeds of Peace.”

- Mohammed, Pakistani Seed “We arrived as separate delegations, consummate debaters of our country's positions; we would leave as friends, aware that coexistence is possible. We arrived with diverse national and religious identities; we'd leave with an additional, common identity – an Ambassador of Peace.”

- Eitan, American Seed