My heart is broken open, both for the victims and survivors in Israel, and the victims and survivors in Gaza. How to carry the pain? My broken heart may mend knowing there are Israeli and Palestinian groups looking beyond the decades of bloodshed, to a society based on understanding, respect, and equality.
Israeli, Palestinian pro-peace groups cautious, but not cowed | Christian Science Monitor
Since his parents, Bilha and Yaakobi, and his best friend were killed in their homes by Hamas attackers who raided southern Israel on Oct. 7, Moaz Inon has not had a moment to grieve. He is consumed with a mission, he says: to stop a war and send a message of peace.
How can educators respond to events in Palestine and Israel? | Quakers in Britain
Before we bemoan our challenges, it’s worth noting the difficulties faced by teachers in Palestine and Israel. Whatever the curriculum says, children bear the brunt of sirens and rockets, schools demolished, children detained or killed.
Violence only blots out path to peace | Daily Hampshire Gazette
Like so many in my community, I text and phone friends and family in Israel regularly to check in on them, make donations to organizations providing emergency aid, bring a meal to mourners in my community, and pray for the safe return of hostages and for an end to the violence, yet it’s an insufficient … Continue reading Violence only blots out path to peace | Daily Hampshire Gazette
A “Two-Sided Story”: NonViolent Owensboro to bring awareness to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Tristate Homepage
NonViolent Owensboro and the American Friends of the Parents Circle Families Forum are hoping to bring awareness to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a documentary called “A Two-Sided Story”. “If you don’t think about it, you’ll never change. So, we’re hoping to change some minds,”
Grieving fathers call for peace | SkyNews
As Israeli families await news of loved ones who were taken hostage during the attacks by Hamas on 7 October, two men from different sides of the conflict share their stories of grief, an unexpected friendship and forgiveness.
Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli families say peace is the only solution | CBC Radio
Amid another cycle of violence, a group of bereaved Palestinians and Israelis have a shared message – that peace is the only solution. Bassam Aramin and Ayelet Harel are part of the The Parents Circle – Families Forum, an organization of people who’ve lost immediate family members to the ongoing conflict. They join Chattopadhyay to … Continue reading Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli families say peace is the only solution | CBC Radio
Bridging the divide: 12 groups working for Israel-Palestine peace | Positive News
Peace has perhaps never felt so distant for Israel and Palestine as it does now. But amid the horrors of this war, it’s easy to forget that out there – on both sides of the border – are ordinary people working tirelessly in their communities and across divides to achieve it. Here are some of … Continue reading Bridging the divide: 12 groups working for Israel-Palestine peace | Positive News
Parents for Peace | Religion ORF
“You will not be able to achieve peace through war,” says Robi Damelin in an interview with religion.ORF.at. The Israeli peace activist is involved in the Parents Circle Families Forum, a group of Palestinian and Israeli parents who have lost children in the decades-long Middle East conflict. Even in the current crisis, they want to … Continue reading Parents for Peace | Religion ORF
NewsHour: Biden “Israel will let aid into Gaza” | BBC
We hear from two parents who have lost children in the long Israel / Palestine conflict – one Israeli, one Palestinian – from a group which brings together bereaved parents across the divide.