Ali Abu Awwad

Who is Ali Abu Awwad?

Ali Abu Awwad is a Palestinian activist and pacifist. He is the founder of Al Tariq, which teaches the principles of nonviolent resistance to Palestinian men, women, and children. He is also a member of the Bereaved Families Forum, and tours the world together with Robi Damelin, a Jewish woman whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper, to encourage dialogue and reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis. His life and work has been featured in two award-winning films, Encounter Point and Forbidden Childhood. He lives in Beit Ummar, near Hebron. At the start of 2014, together with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and others, Awwad formed "Roots", a group based in the West Bank area of Gush Etzion to promote dialog and eventually trust between Israelis and Palestinian as a path to peace.