OTISFIELD, Maine—Former
More than 4,000 campers have attended Seeds of Peace in the western Maine woods since 1993. Its original goal was to bring together Israeli and Palestinian teens in hopes of moving them beyond deep-rooted hatreds. Now there are teenagers from many other countries, including Afghanistan.
On Thursday, campers got a break to play soccer with Hamm, and do some one-on-one with the likes of Brian Scalabrine of the
Scalabrine says he thinks of his kids and then the campers and their futures. He says he wants to see peace in the Middle East "in my lifetime."
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