Documentary for Friday, January 1, 2010 - One Voice at a Time: Reconciliation in the Middle East

Today we bring you a special program, One Voice at a Time: Reconciliation in the Middle East.  After decades of conflict in the region, thousands of lives lost and a series of failed peace negotiations, some Israelis and Palestinians are creating their own path toward peace.  On this New Year's Day, we'll introduce you to two people who've traveled a long way on their journey toward reconciliation.

Robi Damelin and Mazen Faraj have each had a family member killed in the conflict. For one, it was a father. For the other, a son. The experience set them on unusual paths toward peace together.

In December, Mazen and Robi visited New York as part of the event, Cartoons in Conflict: Editorial Cartoonists Explore the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, an exhibit presented by Parents Circle Family Forum and No Longer Empty.

They sat down with FSRN at the WBAI studios for an intimate conversation that traveled down the long, difficult and hopeful path toward reconciliation.

For more information about an upcoming Cartoons in Conflict exhibit in London during the month of January: http://www.theparentscircle.org/NewsMain.asp?id=381

For more information on the Parents Circle Families Forum: www.theparentscircle.org

Music for this program was provided by Kostas Vomvolos and mucholoquito.