Ziad Abed Sabateen, a resident of the village of Husan located between the Jewish settlement Tzur Hadassah and the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, is one of the most recognized and longtime Palestinian peace activists. For the last 18 years, he has been a relentless warrior for peace, leaving no stone unturned to persuade his friends, neighbors, fellow villagers, nearby residents and anyone else for that matter — Palestinians and Israelis alike — that there is no alternative but the road of peace.
Sabateen was a student of the late Rabbi Menachem Froman from the settlement Tekoa through whom he befriended his neighbors — the settlers in the Etzion settlement bloc. His ardent passion to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without violence rubbed off on them as well.
