July 23, 2011 Today talks proceeded with even more intensity. Even so, there is no question now that a shift is taking place for the better and I am meeting leaders from every faction in the fray. Strong friendships are...

July 21, 2011 The Sadeen Hotel: As usual as with all of my peacemaking efforts in the past, I have made an effort to venture out into the public before beginning my work. I do this in order to better...

July 20, 2011 I left San Francisco yesterday on Air France, to speak at the first International Conference on Transforming Conflict. The meetings are aimed at shifting Middle Eastern youth away from violence and toward global citizenship and also to...