english: By his own account, Bassam used to hate Israelis, but through knowing Israelis and learning their stories and working together for peace, he overcame his hate.
non_english: Prema sopstvenim rečima, Basam je nekad mrzeo Izraelce, ali upoznajući Izraelce i učeći njihove priče i radeći zajedno s njima zarad mira, prevazišao je mržnju.