by Yoav PeckDirector of Community RelationsParents Circle – Families Forum Last Friday, Parents Circle – Families Forum staff organized a learning day for 30 Israeli and Palestinian facilitators of the Forum’s Dialogue Meeting program in schools. The Palestinians travelled hours from across the West Bank to get to the meeting at our Tel Aviv office, … Continue reading The challenges of bringing reconciliation to schools

This past weekend bereaved Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle visited the Palestinian village near Tubas — a Bedoiun village that continues to suffer from damage and destruction at the hands of Israeli settlers.   While there, we heard from Mahdi Qadri, the head of the local Bedouin council, and residents of the village … Continue reading In response to settler violence

by Osama Abu AyyashPalestinian Co-DirectorParents Circle – Families Forum To be honest, the recent settler violence against Palestinians and their villages in the West Bank has me scared. I’m worried about the escalation in violence. I’m worried about the state of terrorization and fear we Palestinians are living under day in and day out. I’m … Continue reading To be honest, I’m scared

by Yoav PeckDirector of Community RelationsParents Circle – Families Forum PCFF co-Directors, Osama Abu Ayyash and Yuval Rahamim, were joined by others from the Forum to extend their condolences to the Al-Alami family at the loss of their 12 year old son, Mohammed Al-Alami, at the family’s home in Beit Umar in the West Bank. … Continue reading Horror and Hope in Beit Ummar

Recording Available – Global Peacemakers After Loss https://youtu.be/HRvKpqOYtyw On September 21st — International Peace Day — AF-PCFF hosted a webinar discussion to meet and honor incredible peacemakers from all over the world who have suffered a tragic loss due to violence and conflict and have used the power of their pain to create a positive, … Continue reading Webinar – Global Peacemakers After Loss

by Robi Damelin Bereaved Israeli mother Parents Circle – Families Forum Photo of Naftali Bennett – Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90 To Prime Minister Bennett:    How pleased we were to see you finally meeting with the most important leader of the free world, President Biden. This was your chance for a new opportunity to create a bi-partisan relationship and repair … Continue reading A letter from a bereaved mother to Israeli Prime Minister Bennett

Join us for a webinar live from the Parents Circle’s 2021 Youth Peace Camp! We will be joined by Israeli and Palestinian camp counselors and campers, who will share with us what they’ve been doing at the camp, the difficult conversations they’ve had, and the fun activities. The Parents Circle’s Youth Peace Camp brings together … Continue reading Webinar Live from the Youth Peace Camp

Rawand Aqtam, Youth Peace Camp Manager I am so excited to share that I’m going to be a counselor at the annual Summer Program for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian youth. I live in Nablus, Palestine where I practice law. This will be my 12th summer at the Youth Peace Camp. I attended the summer program … Continue reading A message from the Youth Peace Camp manager

August 2021 How will you help the next generation of peace? The Parents Circle’s Youth Peace Camp brings together Israeli and Palestinian teens for five days of shared experiences, in order to help dispel stereotypes and to create the next generation of peace leaders. Each summer, the Parents Circle holds a summer program for peace … Continue reading Youth Peace Camp

The Parents Circle stays away from the politics of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, but we are fully involved in the human impact of it. Check out our ad in The Hill. How you can help To run the Peace Square, Parents Circle needs financial support for promotion, advertising, translations, and other expenses. Help us raise our voice.Support … Continue reading The Parents Circle in The Hill