Aziz Abu Sarah: For more tolerance, we need more. .. tourism

I m a tourism entrepreneur and a peacebuilder, but this is not how I started. When I was seven years old, I remember watching television and seeing people throwing rocks, and thinking, this must be a fun thing to do. So I got out to the street and threw rocks, not realizing I was supposed to throw rocks at Israeli cars. Instead, I ended up stoning my neighbors cars. (Laughter) They were not enthusiastic about my patriotism. 0:41 This is my picture with my brother. This is me, the little one, and I know what you re thinking: You used to look cute, what the heck happened to you But my brother, who is older than me, was arrested when he was 18, taken to prison on charges of throwing stones. He was beaten up when he refused to confess that he threw stones, and as a result, had internal injuries that caused his death soon after he was released from prison. 1:07 I was angry, I was bitter, and all I wanted was revenge. 1:15 But that changed when I was 18. I decided that I