#6 Combatants for Peace: Nonviolent Resistance & Collective Liberation - With Sulaiman Khatib

For the sixth Candid Conversation on Palestine, Israel, and Europe,
we are joined by Sulaiman Khatib, co-founder of Combatants for
Peace - a grassroots movement built by former Palestinian and
Israeli fighters who chose joint nonviolence to work toward ending
the occupation and creating a just, shared future. Sulaiman
reflects on his personal transformation from armed resistance and a
decade in prison to rejecting military solutions and zero-sum
thinking. The conversation traces the history, beliefs, and ideas
behind Combatants for Peace, explores their current work and
projects, and examines what it takes to open up to the narrative of
the “other” while staying grounded in one’s own. Sulaiman
highlights nonviolence not only as a political strategy but as a
way of living and a path toward collective liberation. The
discussion also addresses the importance and impact of youth
education in Palestine and Israel, the challenges the movement
faced after October 7, and the forms of international support that
are most needed today.