This book is dedicated to the children of Gaza.

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Once upon a time, in a land far, far, away....

There lived two young boys. One was an Arab and the other was an Israeli. One was named Abdulla and the other was named Ari.

Abdullah lived in the Gaza Strip, in a small fishing town, with his eight brothers and sisters. Growing up, he was taught to hate Israel and Israeli soldiers.

Ari was raised in Haifa, as an only child, and feared Palestinians and the Gaza Strip after learning about bombings and war in school.

One day, Abdullah's mom sat him down to talk about the Israelis.

Abdullah, my brother was killed by those soldiers. You must never befriend them or respect them. They are evil.

Ari, the Palestinians are not nice people. They want to harm us and blame us for their misfortunes.

At Ari's house, he received a similar message.

Abdullah couldn't believe what his mother had told him.

"All Israelis are murderers?" "How can that be?" "I just want everyone to get along" He thought.

Ari sat in bed, unable to sleep.

"Why do I have to hate people I don't even know?"

"How can I feel so strongly about someone just like me?" He asked himself.

That night in a dream, both boys had a revelation.......

From two sides of a battle, their minds came together in a message from a magical genie.

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