Miko Peled

This book is amazing, not because of the way it is written but because of the integrity in which it is written. Furthermore the authenticity of the voice of Miko Peled carries you through his journey. To me, having experienced the brutal terror of the IDF, the words are not just describing of a man's journey but also of a man's conflict and in that, all of us. The way we wish to identify ourselves and whether the identity we choose is really true to who we are deep down. It takes courage to choose humanity and to renounce terror, even if it means going against the very own voices who gave you your identity.… (meer)

The remarkable biography of Miko Peled, the son of the Matti Peled who as an Israeli general participated in Israel's successful preemptive Six Day's War against Egypt, Jordan and Syria. In the years following the war, General Peled became an outspoken peace activist who came to be known among his one time enemy, the Palestinians, as the "Father of Peace." The story of General Peled is told by his son, Miko Peled who also relates how he came to follow his father's footsteps by becoming one of a growing number of Israeli peace activists.… (meer)