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Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Turning The Cacao Harvest Into More Than Chocolate
Cacao beans are processed through fermentation, roasting and grinding to make chocolate flavoring. ... More They only comprise 30% of the harvested weight of the Cacao crop There are many potential pathways for innovation in the food and beverage sector, but one strategy that is particularly positive from both an economic and sustainability perspective is to find uses for components of the harvested crop that haven't previously been utilized. A list of candidate crops for this concept has been published by the Good Food Institute. When this sort of potential can be developed it not only adds to the total crop value, but it increases the overall resource-use-efficiency in terms of land, water, fuel and other inputs for the growing process. For most of the major commodity crops virtually all of potential co-products and 'side-streams' are being captured and sold (see the examples for corn and soybeans). For many other crops it would be quite challenging to develop the processes, logistics and business structures that would be needed to fully use the harvest. That is why it is encouraging to see an example of this kind of innovation being applied to Cacao - the crop that provides the world with one of our favorite flavors - chocolate. Cacao is harvested as pods, only 30% of which are the beans used to make chocolate flavoring (Photo ... More By). Cacao is a tropical tree crop that produces large pods. The seeds within those pods are commonly called 'beans' and they comprise only 30% of the harvested weight. The other 70% is a combination of a fibrous 'skin' and a white pulp material. A split Cacao pod showing the fibrous skin and the white pulp which covers the "beans" Typically, none of the pulp or skin is used to make commercial products and the focus has been on the steps necessary to extract, clean and ferment the valuable 'beans.' That flavoring is then combined with other ingredients to achieve the sweetness, 'mouth feel' or other organoleptic features of the chocolate experience. Two companies at the opposite ends of the chocolate value chain independently initiated projects with the goal of more fully utilizing the Cacao harvest. One was started by an entrepreneur named Oded Brenner who had run a successful restaurant business in the US but who sold that and decided to move into a new category. He was inspired by seeing whole Cacao pods in fresh fruit markets in South America and set out to develop a network of beverage shops to sell products made from frozen Cacao components. Oded co-founded Blue Stripes with Aviv Schweitzer in 2018 to develop this business, but during the COVID pandemic they ended up shifting to a consumer packaged goods (CPG) model for sale at grocery retail. A crew harvesting Cacao pods Meanwhile a Cacao plantation owner in Ecuador was independently experimenting with the logistics and processing steps to turn the previously un-used parts of Cacao pods into consumable products. Throughout history the Cacao industry has faced severe pest issues, particularly in terms of plant diseases. In 1965 a new Cacao cultivar called CCN51 was developed which had resistance or tolerance to three major diseases and which has four times the yield of the traditional cultivars. That reinvigorated the Cacao industry in several countries. There is some controversy about the quality of chocolate from CCN51 but that can be addressed by the details of the fermentation process and/or by blending. CCN51 is clearly the most attractive option for growers because there are not significant premium price options for the other types. To fully utilize the harvested pods, the plantation had to work out new steps and facilities for harvesting, handling, refrigeration, temporary storage (6 days for some steps), processing details and bottling/packaging line in order to utilize the pulp and skins. The plantation made the substantial investment required for this change to what could be called a 'Cacao winery.' Since Blue Stripes was sourcing their initial frozen ingredients from Ecuador, the two innovators ended up being introduced. That led to the formation of a partnership spanning production through marketing. The Cacao Water pressed from the pulp is then flavored with other fruits When the pods are harvested the beans are extracted from the pulp which is then pressed and pasteurized to generate Cacao Water – a novel, tart flavored liquid. THe solid portion of the pulp is dried to make gummies The solid material from the pulp is made into 'gummies' or put into a trail mix. The fibrous skin of the pod is ground and turned into a pasta-like product or a bread flour. This full set of products from the Cacao pods delivers its full 'superfood' content including minerals (magnesium and potassium), vitamins B, C and D, powerful antioxidants, electrolytes and dietary fiber. These components can be linked to many potential health benefits. The outer husk of the Cacao pod can be used to make a pasta Blue Stripes launched their Cacao-based products in 2022, and they are currently available at all Whole Foods stores throughout the US. Retail level sales now exceed $10 MM per year and initial consumer interest suggests significant growth potential.
Scottish Sun
05-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
My village was obliterated by Hamas terrorists and I'm terrified of another massacre… I fear I won't wake up one day
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A DEFIANT resident of a kibbutz decimated by Hamas has vowed to return home - but admits she will live in fear of a repeat of October 7. Vile Hamas terrorists attacked Nir Oz - just a mile from the Gaza border - from three directions, killing at random and torching homes. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 Homes in kibbutz Nir Oz are set to be redeveloped Credit: Katie Davis for The Sun 8 Rita Lifshitz outside her father-in-law Oded's burnt-out home 8 Almost all houses in the community were destroyed by terrorists Credit: Katie Davis for The Sun The Sun last month visited the kibbutz, which - more than a year and a half on from the atrocity - remains a heartbreaking memorial to the devastation and destruction Hamas inflicted. I was shown around by resident Rita Lifshitz, whose father-in-law Oded was brutally kidnapped by Hamas and killed in captivity. Rows of modest, single-storey homes sit burnt-out with debris and shards of glass strewn throughout the kibbutz. Last month, the area's management agreed with the Israeli state on a plan to invest over NIS 350 million (£70m) in redeveloping the community. Only a handful of the 220 homes escaped the horror Hamas unleashed and more than a quarter of the kibbutz's residents were either killed or taken hostage. Rita insists that despite the kibbutz being just a stone's throw from Gaza, survivors - including herself - will return one day. She told The Sun: "Of course it's scary, but we are strong and will be back. "I will go to sleep in the night and of course I will wonder if I will wake up in the morning. "But we refuse to live in fear of Hamas." Early on October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters tore through Israel's defences - blowing up security cameras, automated weapons systems and motion detectors before mowing down the fence. I visited kibbutz where Hamas terrorists slaughtered families & left trail of carnage… what I saw made my blood run cold An IDF source in Tel Aviv told me it was "one of the biggest failures in Israel's history". Rita has insisted security will need to be ramped up before residents can move back - including building an IDF base nearby. She said: "First of all, this [the October 7 attack] should have been stopped by the security that is there. I don't understand what happened here. "So now they need to make it stronger, the security in the area, to keep us safe. "We've been living under rockets for 20 years and we got used to it. "But you cannot get used to terrorists that might come in again. "So there has to be a much stronger security by the border, by our fields. "Our fields are just by the fence [the divide with Gaza]. 8 Oded and Yocheved were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz Credit: Reuters 8 Oded's body was released in a coffin in a vile ceremony alongside the Bibas children Credit: Getty What happened to Oded Lifshitz? ODED, a long-term defender of Palestinian rights, and his wife Yocheved were viciously kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas' warped October 7 massacre. Yocheved, 85, was released 16 days later - but 83-year-old Oded, who suffered health issues, was cruelly kept in captivity in Gaza. His bewildered family spent months praying for his freedom but were left heartbroken when his body was callously returned in a locked coffin by gun-toting Hamas monsters in February. Journalist Oded died in Hamas captivity despite campaigning for the recognition of Palestinian rights and peace between Arabs and Jews. Oded, whose doctor daughter Sharone lives in Walthamstow, East London, was at his home in the kibbutz which he helped found when unforgiving Hamas terrorists swept across the border. Oded and Yocheved spent years driving sick Palestinians to hospitals in Israel for treatment, but in a twisted irony were hauled into the abyss of conflict. Yocheved was taken on the back of a motorbike, and the final time she saw Oded he was lying at the edge of their home before he was also kidnapped. While Yocheved returned to Israel two weeks later, the world waited with bated breath for news on Oded as well as Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir. Warped Hamas officials claimed they were all killed in an Israeli airstrike without any proof. Hopes father-of-four Oded and the Bibas family were still alive were shattered when Hamas revealed their bodies would be released in February during the ceasefire. After 503 days of torment, Hamas handed over four coffins containing what was supposed to be the bodies of Oded, Shiri, Ariel and Kfir. "So there should be army on this border all the time. And they should also build a base near us, by the fields. "Hamas needs to be eliminated." Rita said it will take around three years to fully rehabilitate Nir Oz, whose residents have been relocated to temporary housing more than an hour's drive away in Kiryat Gat. She said: "There were only seven houses that were not touched out of 220. "We need a new kindergarten, and the kitchen, supermarket and factory all have to be rebuilt again. We've been living under rockets for 20 years and we got used to it. But you cannot get used to terrorists that might come in again. Rita Lifshitz "We're already working in the gardens and we are trying to keep the kibbutz a bit alive." The redevelopment is being spearheaded by the Tekuma Directorate, set up to rebuild Gaza border communities. Its director Aviad Friedman said reconstruction of Nir Oz, where Shiri Bibas and her boy Ariel and Kfir were snatched from - will be completed in three stages Surviving residents of Nir Oz have vowed not to return until the remaining live hostages and the bodies of those killed were returned home. Rita said: "Hamas must take down their weapons, start to build up Gaza and bring back our hostages. 8 The Bibas family home which Shiri and her children were abducted from Credit: Katie Davis for The Sun 8 It was take around three years to redevelop the kibbutz Credit: Katie Davis for The Sun "Our hostages need to be back today, now. "Hamas should stop the war. Israel should stop the war. Build up Gaza with no terror. Leave all those rockets. Leave all those weapons." It comes after Israeli prosecutors told The Sun how Hamas terrorists who unleashed carnage on Nir Oz could face the death penalty. Israeli intelligence officers have worked tirelessly to scour piles of evidence collected since Hamas triggered war in October 2023. Agents have been putting together a compelling case to charge multiple monsters who murdered and assaulted citizens after tearing through Israel's defences. Evidence found on laptops seized during military operations in Gaza has allowed intelligence chiefs to compile a strong case to go to trial. At least 22 Hamas terrorists are set to be charged - all of whom attacked kibbutz Nir Oz. If they are executed, it will be the first time Israel has exercised the death penalty in more than 60 years in a testament to the depth of depravity of the terror group's crimes.
The Irish Sun
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
My village was obliterated by Hamas terrorists and I'm terrified of another massacre… I fear I won't wake up one day
A DEFIANT resident of a kibbutz decimated by Hamas has vowed to return home - but admits she will live in fear of a repeat of October 7. Vile Hamas terrorists attacked Nir Oz - just a mile from the Gaza border - from three directions, killing at random and torching homes. 8 Homes in kibbutz Nir Oz are set to be redeveloped Credit: Katie Davis for The Sun 8 Rita Lifshitz outside her father-in-law Oded's burnt-out home 8 Almost all houses in the community were destroyed by terrorists Credit: Katie Davis for The Sun The Sun I was shown around by resident Rita Lifshitz, whose father-in-law Rows of modest, single-storey homes sit burnt-out with debris and shards of glass strewn throughout the kibbutz. Last month, the area's management agreed with the Israeli state on a plan to invest over NIS 350 million (£70m) in redeveloping the community. More on Israel Only a handful of the 220 homes escaped the horror Hamas unleashed and more than a quarter of the kibbutz's residents were either killed or taken hostage. Rita insists that despite the kibbutz being just a stone's throw from Gaza, survivors - including herself - will return one day. She told The Sun: "Of course it's scary, but we are strong and will be back. "I will go to sleep in the night and of course I will wonder if I will wake up in the morning. Most read in The Sun "But we refuse to live in fear of Hamas." Early on October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters tore through Israel's defences - blowing up security cameras, automated weapons systems and motion detectors before mowing down the fence. I visited kibbutz where Hamas terrorists slaughtered families & left trail of carnage… what I saw made my blood run cold An IDF source in Tel Aviv told me it was "one of the biggest failures in Israel's history". Rita has insisted security will need to be ramped up before residents can move back - including building an IDF base nearby. She said: "First of all, this [the October 7 attack] should have been stopped by the security that is there. I don't understand what happened here. "So now they need to make it stronger, the security in the area, to keep us safe. "We've been living under rockets for 20 years and we got used to it. "But you cannot get used to terrorists that might come in again. "So there has to be a much stronger security by the border, by our fields. "Our fields are just by the fence [the divide with Gaza]. 8 Oded and Yocheved were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz Credit: Reuters 8 Oded's body was released in a coffin in a vile ceremony alongside the Bibas children Credit: Getty What happened to Oded Lifshitz? ODED, a long-term defender of Palestinian rights, and his wife Yocheved were viciously kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas' warped October 7 massacre. Yocheved, 85, was released 16 days later - but 83-year-old Oded, who suffered health issues, was cruelly kept in captivity in Gaza. His bewildered family spent months praying for his freedom but were left heartbroken when his body was callously returned in a locked coffin by gun-toting Hamas monsters in February. Journalist Oded Oded, whose doctor daughter Sharone lives in Walthamstow, East London, was at his home in the kibbutz which he helped found when unforgiving Hamas terrorists swept across the border. Oded and Yocheved spent years driving sick Palestinians to hospitals in Israel for treatment, but in a twisted irony were hauled into the abyss of conflict. Yocheved was taken on the back of a motorbike, and the final time she saw Oded he was lying at the edge of their home before he was also kidnapped. While Yocheved returned to Israel two weeks later, the world waited with bated breath for news on Oded as well as Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir. Warped Hamas officials claimed they were all killed in an Israeli airstrike without any proof. Hopes father-of-four Oded and the Bibas family were still alive were shattered when Hamas revealed their bodies would be released in February during the ceasefire. After 503 days of torment, Hamas handed over four coffins containing what was supposed to be the bodies of Oded, Shiri, "So there should be army on this border all the time. And they should also build a base near us, by the fields. "Hamas needs to be eliminated." Rita said it will take around three years to fully rehabilitate Nir Oz, whose residents have been relocated to temporary housing more than an hour's drive away in Kiryat Gat. She said: "There were only seven houses that were not touched out of 220. "We need a new kindergarten, and the kitchen, supermarket and factory all have to be rebuilt again. We've been living under rockets for 20 years and we got used to it. But you cannot get used to terrorists that might come in again. Rita Lifshitz "We're already working in the gardens and we are trying to keep the kibbutz a bit alive." The redevelopment is being spearheaded by the Tekuma Directorate, set up to rebuild Gaza border communities. Its director Aviad Friedman said reconstruction of Nir Oz, where Shiri Bibas and her boy Ariel and Kfir were snatched from - will be completed in three stages Surviving residents of Nir Oz have vowed not to return until the remaining live hostages and the bodies of those killed were returned home. Rita said: "Hamas must take down their weapons, start to build up Gaza and bring back our hostages. 8 The Bibas family home which Shiri and her children were abducted from Credit: Katie Davis for The Sun 8 It was take around three years to redevelop the kibbutz Credit: Katie Davis for The Sun "Our hostages need to be back today, now. "Hamas should stop the war. Israel should stop the war. Build up Gaza with no terror. Leave all those rockets. Leave all those weapons." It comes after Israeli prosecutors told The Sun how Hamas terrorists who unleashed carnage on Nir Oz could face the death penalty. Israeli intelligence officers have worked tirelessly to scour piles of evidence collected since Hamas triggered war in October 2023. Agents have been putting together a compelling case to charge multiple monsters who murdered and assaulted citizens after tearing through Israel's defences. Evidence found on laptops seized during military operations in Gaza has allowed intelligence chiefs to compile a strong case to go to trial. At least 22 Hamas terrorists are set to be charged - all of whom attacked kibbutz Nir Oz. If they are executed, it will be the first time Israel has exercised the death penalty in more than 60 years in a testament to the depth of depravity of the terror group's crimes. 8
The Sun
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
My village was obliterated by Hamas terrorists and I'm terrified of another massacre… I fear I won't wake up one day
A DEFIANT resident of a kibbutz decimated by Hamas has vowed to return home - but admits she will live in fear of a repeat of October 7. Vile Hamas terrorists attacked Nir Oz - just a mile from the Gaza border - from three directions, killing at random and torching homes. 8 8 8 The Sun last month visited the kibbutz, which - more than a year and a half on from the atrocity - remains a heartbreaking memorial to the devastation and destruction Hamas inflicted. I was shown around by resident Rita Lifshitz, whose father-in-law Oded was brutally kidnapped by Hamas and killed in captivity. Rows of modest, single-storey homes sit burnt-out with debris and shards of glass strewn throughout the kibbutz. Last month, the area's management agreed with the Israeli state on a plan to invest over NIS 350 million (£70m) in redeveloping the community. Only a handful of the 220 homes escaped the horror Hamas unleashed and more than a quarter of the kibbutz's residents were either killed or taken hostage. Rita insists that despite the kibbutz being just a stone's throw from Gaza, survivors - including herself - will return one day. She told The Sun: "Of course it's scary, but we are strong and will be back. "I will go to sleep in the night and of course I will wonder if I will wake up in the morning. "But we refuse to live in fear of Hamas." Early on October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters tore through Israel's defences - blowing up security cameras, automated weapons systems and motion detectors before mowing down the fence. I visited kibbutz where Hamas terrorists slaughtered families & left trail of carnage… what I saw made my blood run cold An IDF source in Tel Aviv told me it was "one of the biggest failures in Israel's history". Rita has insisted security will need to be ramped up before residents can move back - including building an IDF base nearby. She said: "First of all, this [the October 7 attack] should have been stopped by the security that is there. I don't understand what happened here. "So now they need to make it stronger, the security in the area, to keep us safe. "We've been living under rockets for 20 years and we got used to it. "But you cannot get used to terrorists that might come in again. "So there has to be a much stronger security by the border, by our fields. "Our fields are just by the fence [the divide with Gaza]. 8 8 What happened to Oded Lifshitz? ODED, a long-term defender of Palestinian rights, and his wife Yocheved were viciously kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas' warped October 7 massacre. Yocheved, 85, was released 16 days later - but 83-year-old Oded, who suffered health issues, was cruelly kept in captivity in Gaza. His bewildered family spent months praying for his freedom but were left heartbroken when his body was callously returned in a locked coffin by gun-toting Hamas monsters in February. Journalist Oded died in Hamas captivity despite campaigning for the recognition of Palestinian rights and peace between Arabs and Jews. Oded, whose doctor daughter Sharone lives in Walthamstow, East London, was at his home in the kibbutz which he helped found when unforgiving Hamas terrorists swept across the border. Oded and Yocheved spent years driving sick Palestinians to hospitals in Israel for treatment, but in a twisted irony were hauled into the abyss of conflict. Yocheved was taken on the back of a motorbike, and the final time she saw Oded he was lying at the edge of their home before he was also kidnapped. While Yocheved returned to Israel two weeks later, the world waited with bated breath for news on Oded as well as Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir. Warped Hamas officials claimed they were all killed in an Israeli airstrike without any proof. Hopes father-of-four Oded and the Bibas family were still alive were shattered when Hamas revealed their bodies would be released in February during the ceasefire. After 503 days of torment, Hamas handed over four coffins containing what was supposed to be the bodies of Oded, Shiri, Ariel and Kfir. "So there should be army on this border all the time. And they should also build a base near us, by the fields. "Hamas needs to be eliminated." Rita said it will take around three years to fully rehabilitate Nir Oz, whose residents have been relocated to temporary housing more than an hour's drive away in Kiryat Gat. She said: "There were only seven houses that were not touched out of 220. "We need a new kindergarten, and the kitchen, supermarket and factory all have to be rebuilt again. We've been living under rockets for 20 years and we got used to it. But you cannot get used to terrorists that might come in again. Rita Lifshitz "We're already working in the gardens and we are trying to keep the kibbutz a bit alive." The redevelopment is being spearheaded by the Tekuma Directorate, set up to rebuild Gaza border communities. Its director Aviad Friedman said reconstruction of Nir Oz, where Shiri Bibas and her boy Ariel and Kfir were snatched from - will be completed in three stages Surviving residents of Nir Oz have vowed not to return until the remaining live hostages and the bodies of those killed were returned home. Rita said: "Hamas must take down their weapons, start to build up Gaza and bring back our hostages. 8 8 "Our hostages need to be back today, now. "Hamas should stop the war. Israel should stop the war. Build up Gaza with no terror. Leave all those rockets. Leave all those weapons." It comes after Israeli prosecutors told The Sun how Hamas terrorists who unleashed carnage on Nir Oz could face the death penalty. Israeli intelligence officers have worked tirelessly to scour piles of evidence collected since Hamas triggered war in October 2023. Agents have been putting together a compelling case to charge multiple monsters who murdered and assaulted citizens after tearing through Israel's defences. Evidence found on laptops seized during military operations in Gaza has allowed intelligence chiefs to compile a strong case to go to trial. At least 22 Hamas terrorists are set to be charged - all of whom attacked kibbutz Nir Oz. If they are executed, it will be the first time Israel has exercised the death penalty in more than 60 years in a testament to the depth of depravity of the terror group's crimes.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
British daughter of Gaza hostage says burying father 'incredibly meaningful'
A British-Israeli woman whose father died in captivity after being taken hostage by Palestinian gunmen on 7 October has said the return of his body last month has been "incredibly meaningful". "Bringing back my dad and being able to bury him was one of the most profound things," Sharone Lifschitz said, after the family were finally able to hold a funeral for 83-year-old Oded Lifshitz. Both her father and her mother were taken hostage from their home by Palestinian gunmen, but while her 85-year-old mother, Yocheved, was released in late October 2023, Oded was held for 503 days. When his body was returned in February the Israeli government said he had been murdered in captivity over a year earlier. Who are Israeli hostages released and rescued from Gaza? Return of bodies marks day of anguish for Israel The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said Oded "was murdered in captivity by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization." "It's not the outcome we were hoping for," Sharone told the BBC on Sunday. "But it's a relief to know that he is not suffering. We were so worried about his well being and his suffering, and he suffered before he died, and he died in the most horrific circumstances possible." Sharone spoke to BBC News at a memorial event at the JW3 Community Centre in London. Hundreds of people came to pay their respects, including MPs, Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer, the Chief Rabbi and other British-Israeli families whose relatives were murdered on 7 October or taken hostage. Sharone said that "being able to say goodbye" showed how important it was that all families were reunited with their relatives, both those still alive and the bodies Hamas is still holding. The first phase of a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas ended on 1 March and saw Hamas release 25 living Israeli hostages and eight dead hostages that it had captured during its attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023. In return, Israel released about 1,900 prisoners and detainees from Gaza. Talks to extend the ceasefire and release more hostages have so far failed to reach an agreement. "Receiving my father's remains back, and being able to say goodbye to him has really has been incredibly meaningful to me, more than I could ever imagine, to bring him back to us, away from such horrific events that he was part of in his last days," Sharone said. "It's very hard to reconcile the fact we weren't there for him. But at least we know now that he is back with us. I hope he knows how much we love him. "Experiencing what it is to close it, to know that my father is dead and buried, really brings to the fore how important it is to return everybody, the living and the dead hostages, so that all the families can bury their loved ones." She said he had been held alive and injured in Gaza for a few weeks after he was captured but that "he didn't give up on his humanity." Hamish Falconer, Lincoln MP and a minister for the Middle East, said: "It was important for me to be here and pay my respects for the tragic loss of Oded. "Sharone is a pillar of strength and dignity and I could not admire her more. We must bring home all of those still held hostage, as she said, and as Oded would wish." Oded was a journalist and veteran campaigner for peace who drove sick Palestinians to hospitals in Israel for treatment. In his campaign for Palestinian rights he met Yasser Arafat, then head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Ever since 7 October Sharone, a filmmaker and academic, has campaigned vigorously for her parents release. The BBC were with Sharone at her home in East London when the ceasefire deal was announced in January. She shed tears of joy, hoping that she would finally discover the fate of her father, as after more than a year of him being held hostage she didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Yocheved Lifshitz previously said that her husband was a great campaigner for peace. "He had very good relations with Palestinians and the thing that hurt the most is that they betrayed him," she said. Speaking to the BBC after her mother was released from captivity, Sharone said that Oded had "spent his life in the peace movement and he fought for the possibility of both nations [Israelis and Palestinians] living side by side". At the memorial event on Sunday, Sharone said: "I can't give up on peace in my own life. Therefore I cannot give up on peace on any other scale. Peace is where we want to be. Is the road long? Is the road hazardous? Yes. What's the alternative? More hate? Did hate ever solve hate? Does more hate help? I don't see it." US rejects 'impractical' Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance 'We are tired of war': Israelis and Gazans fear ceasefire collapse What we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal UN experts accuse Israel of sexual violence and 'genocidal acts' in Gaza
