‘Bombs won’t bring quiet’: The antiwar Israeli whose parents died on October 7
Al Jazeera
‘Those who believe that bombs will bring quiet … and that war will bring security are naive,’ Israeli activist says.
Maoz Inon, 49, was a businessman for years. But everything changed on October 7, 2023, when his parents were killed during Hamas’s attacks on Israel.
Since then, Inon has been a vocal opponent of Israel’s war on Gaza, founding several tourism initiatives focused on peace-building.
The Israeli entrepreneur and activist shared with Al Jazeera his views on the war, the Israeli government and the future of what he calls the Palestinian-Israeli peace movement. His account has been edited for length and clarity.
Al Jazeera: Can you talk about what a year with the Gaza war has been like as an Israeli?
Maoz Inon: I was among the first ones to call to stop the war even before we started. And I was crying publicly for all the life that was lost. What we see now, it’s not Judaism. It’s not Zionism. It’s a mutation. It’s a mutation that took over.
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