He published a letter of apology to the Lebanese people in February 2000, in the national newspapers, for his war actions, he is now dedicated to promote personal change, peace building and reconciliation.
[4][5][6] Chaftari wrote a book titled "La vérité même si ma voix tremble" in French, translated to Arabic as " الحقيقة و لو بصوت يرتجف", in November 2015.
[7] Born in 1955, Chaftari grew up in a French-speaking home in Beirut’s Christian Gemmayze district.
[9] He is currently an activist, member of movements and NGOs, including the coalition Wahdatouna khalasouna.
In 2019 he represented Fighters for peace in the founding of a Lebanese gathering called "Forum for Memory and Future".