Despite the fragile ceasefire, some see hope for lasting peace. Kylie is joined by Layla Alsheikh from the West Bank, and Mor Ynon from Tel Aviv – both are members of the Parents Circle Families Forum, a group of bereaved families working for reconciliation.
War should always be the last resort’ says Parents Circle member, Mai Ablini Peri | Sky News
Following two years of violence and war, Israelis and Palestinians who lost family members have come together in the UK to transform their pain into a force for reconciliation, dialogue, and lasting peace.
We Won’t Give up on Peace
There is a fragile cease fire in place. Israeli and Palestinian families have reunited, Palestinians of Gaza are returning to the rubble of their homes, and millions of people are carrying the toll of the past two years. This cannot be the end, it must be a beginning. Our work is far from over. We … Continue reading We Won’t Give up on Peace
Israel-Palestine: the bereaved parents bringing hope to a divided land | Positive News
United by unimaginable loss, Palestinians and Israelis are turning pain into purpose. Their grassroots movement of bereaved families is working to build peace where politics has failed
Not everyone in Israel has fallen in line with Netanyahu’s government | Index on Censorship
Earlier this month, a delegation from 60 Israeli peace and reconciliation groups travelled to Ramallah in the West Bank to meet representatives of the Palestinian authority and its president Mahmoud Abbas. The so-called It’s Time coalition pledged support for Palestinian statehood and presented an invitation to a People’s Peace Summit in Israel scheduled for May … Continue reading Not everyone in Israel has fallen in line with Netanyahu’s government | Index on Censorship
Peace activist whose parents were murdered on Oct. 7 calls to end ‘political arrests’ of Israelis, administrative detention of Palestinians | Times of Israel
Peace activist Maoz Inon, whose parents, Bilha and Yakov Inon, were murdered in Kibbutz Netiv Ha’Asarah on October 7, 2023, makes a case for optimism as he speaks to roughly 100 people gathered outside the IDF headquarters’ Begin Road gate.
Pro Israeli, Pro Palestinian, Pro Peace | Substack
On my most recent trip to Israel and Palestine, in May of 2024, I listened to the heart-wrenching story of the sister of one of the Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. I also met with Palestinian Christians from Bethlehem who feared for the lives of family members living under Israeli bombardment in … Continue reading Pro Israeli, Pro Palestinian, Pro Peace | Substack
Two Fathers, One Grief: The Friendship That Defied Their Daughters’ Murders | NewsTalk
Two fathers from opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – Rami Elhanan, an Israeli Jew, and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian – lost their daughters to violence and, against overwhelming odds, forged a bond of brotherhood.
Without working on justice, there can be no lasting peace | Irish Independent
Seated on the stage were Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, along with acclaimed Irish novelist Colum McCann
Fathers who lost daughters in Israel/Palestine advocate for peace | RTE Radio 1
Israeli activist Rami Elhanan and Palestinian activist Bassam Aramin have both experienced the devastating loss of their daughters in the Israel/Palestine conflict. Today, they work together to advocate for peace rather than retribution and have spent the week touring Ireland to give this message.
