For more tolerance, we need more ... tourism? | Aziz Abu Sarah

Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian activist with an unusual approach to peace-keeping: Be a tourist. The TED Fellow shows how simple interactions with people in different cultures can erode decades of hate. He starts with Palestinians visiting Israelis and moves beyond ...

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[BahadorAlast]

I agree, travelling is one of the best ways to bring more peace, unity, and understanding to the world. I travel regularly and do exactly that, and make short videos to promote it as well. Hopefully in our lifetime the world will become less divided and more peaceful. 

[jadzulla]

I totally agree!!! Meeting people from different countries and cultures is amazing. It really changes ur point of view about the world and makes u more tolerant. Im from Poland, moved to Ireland. I had a chance to meet people from all around the world. I met the Irish of course. They're wonderful, nice, kind and tolerate people. I also know people from Slovakia, Portugal, Romania, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Russia, Estonia, Philliphens etc. Getting to know all these people helped me to become a better person, more tolerant. It showed me that even though we are different, we're still the same. If you know what I mean ;)

[bubbledog]

Great man, hope he ans his family are safe right now.

[dalevlog]

that upside down food is downright AMAZING. coming from a guy with a palestinian gf

[thinkurself]

AMAZING talk - this is EXACTLY how I see the future! There's nothing like seeing other people's culture and connection - it enlightens you and make you a richer person. Like reading the news about "terrorism in Egypt" today when I was there not long ago, just a hundred meters from the hotel in Hurghada... And I don't buy the headlines of "terrorism towards Swedish people" - What I saw there were smiles, warmth and craziness ☺️ Tourism instead of news- so you can just call your friends and ASK what happened instead of buying second-hand reporting by journalists who doesn't live there even. (Not defending what happened of course) - but it's more to it! And you would only know the bigger picture by going there!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[rawstarmusic]

That was the coolest talk ever. Simple modern tourism. I'm all for it, in that light conflicts look artificial and rather primitive. There are issues to solve but the intense hatred is fueled by us and them separatism for sure. 

[timingmile]

Aw this is so sweet, ignorance divides people but we are all the same. It is sad how corporations with their own agendas brake humanity apart for their own greed and gain.

[jsprk]

Paris January 7th 2015. Yea. We need more tolerance al right... From extremists that is.

[sukdarragu]

Awesome talk. I can't agree with u more. We all should travel more and stop making judgments of other nations. My exchange life did change me a

[constantfear]

Saddened to see all the unwanted intolerance! Brilliant video! 

[Snowy]

Hello, I'm from Thailand and I own 2 hotels in Pattaya (a popular tourist destination for those who want to go to the beach). While I do agree that tourism is a good step towards better diversity it isn't a one solution solves everything answer.

[Compatible-nh]

And when you think about what's happening now, we're far from a touristic place in Palestine. Free Palestine!

[washikiryu]

So cool ! I'd love to visit palestine and israel

[Baladibt]

For more tolerance you need to explain to people what tolerance means.

[NYCStateofMind]

Who’s watching after October 7th 2023?

[tamwasilcov]

I need this video with subtitles in Spanish, do you know where I could get it?

[YmnTree]

When the colonized kisses the boot straps of the colonizer. He forgot to mention how a Palestinian is given access to travel throughout Occupied Jerusalem to give tours. Does he still have to go through checkpoints?

[emperorjustinianIII]

This guy gets it, but it is sad that he had a hard way to get there, with all the anger he had after his brother's death and such.

[michaelchoki]

North Korea just open up its tourism too.

[MRayner]

All well and good but who wants to run the risk of getting kidnapped, beheaded, or blown to smithereens?