August 26, 2026 The road to the school in Shu’ab al-Batam, in Masafer Yatta, is a long one. In recent years, restrictions and actions by the Israeli army and growing settler violence, have made it increasingly difficult for Palestinian children in the area to reach school and continue their education. Today, Israeli and Palestinian bereaved … Continue reading Back to School Campaign Update
Packing Hope: Back to School Campaign
Help children across the West Bank start the school year with hope. As September nears and the school year begins, Palestinian families are facing another year of uncertainty. The 2026 academic year in the West Bank arrives under circumstances of extreme settler and military violence, limited access to water, economic despair, and destruction. Each year, … Continue reading Packing Hope: Back to School Campaign
Accessible and Free Dialogue Education
Two years ago, we launched Listening from the Heart, a transformational dialogue education program modeled after the work of the Parents Circle. Since then, we have worked with hundreds of college campuses, high schools, and communities of faith to navigate the deeply personal and urgently needed conversations about Israel and Palestine. We are proud to … Continue reading Accessible and Free Dialogue Education
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians for Peace Summer Camp Summary
To be honest, before I flew to the camp near Thessaloniki, I didn’t really know what to expect. Nine days in Greece, in the mountains, at a summer camp with Israelis and Palestinians together. As soon as we arrived, something strange happened. Suddenly, all the stress and chaos back home just disappeared, and it felt … Continue reading Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians for Peace Summer Camp Summary
A Camp of Listening and Hope – Reflections from a Camp Mother
There are moments and experiences in life that you simply have to be part of and feel in order to truly understand them. Still, I’ll try to put into words what the past week in Greece meant to me, as one of the accompanying mothers at the Israeli-Palestinian youth camp of the Parents Circle – … Continue reading A Camp of Listening and Hope – Reflections from a Camp Mother
My Son Was Killed Defending Israel on October 7. Why Is the Government Banning Me From Speaking in Schools? | Haaretz
My eldest son, Yannai, used to say that love is a muscle that must be trained and strengthened. Empathy is also a muscle, and in today’s Israeli society, it has atrophied.
Parents Circle – Families Forum encourages people to listen with empathy | AFT Union
In a world that is so deeply divided, where people struggle to see humanity in each other, Damelin and Abu Jafar spoke about the importance of listening with empathy and understanding. This is part of their work with the Parents Circle – Families Forum, a grassroots organization of Palestinian and Israeli families who have lost … Continue reading Parents Circle – Families Forum encourages people to listen with empathy | AFT Union
Live from the 2026 Youth Peace Camp
Live from the 2026 Youth Peace Camp https://youtu.be/w-nSFyzJvxY Join us Thursday, July 30th for a special conversation with the next generation of the Parents Circle – live from camp! The Peace Summer Camp program is at the heart of the Parents Circle, bringing together over 40 Palestinian and Israeli teenagers, most of them bereaved. This … Continue reading Live from the 2026 Youth Peace Camp
Who Orna Guralnik Thinks Has ‘Geniosity’ | New York Times
The Parents Circle – Families Forum is an organization of bereaved parents, both Palestinian and Israeli, who’ve lost people to the horrible conflict and have decided to come together to create a certain kind of peace movement that tries to transcend bloodshed and vengefulness in the name of peace.
Re-Imagine Peace: Bushra Awad and Robi Damelin of the Parents Circle Family Forum | Pressenza
Bushra Awad, a Palestinian, and Robi Damelin, an Israeli: two women separated by conflict but united by the same tragedy—the loss of a child to that very conflict.
