"I have seen for the first time in 100 years of conflict, the two peoples - the Israeli people and the Palestinian people - are ahead of their leaderships"

This quote by Amos Oz speaks with the hope of peace in between the Israeli and Palestinian people. Oz suggests that individuals of both sides have actually moved beyond the conflict of the past 100 years and are all set to make peace. He indicates that the management of both sides have actually not yet reached individuals, and are still stuck in the same old patterns of conflict. Oz's words suggest that the people of both sides are all set to move forward and make peace, but the management is still stuck in the past. He thinks that if the management can reach individuals, then peace is possible. Oz's words are a call to action for the management of both sides to move beyond the dispute of the past and embrace the hope of peace that the people of both sides have currently welcomed.