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
Parents Who’ve Lost Kids To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Work Together To Promote Peace | WBUR
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Gaza continues to hold, but tensions between Israelis and Palestinians remain high. The devastating 11-day air war killed more than 240 Palestinians and a dozen Israelis. Three hundred buildings in Gaza were razed. Throughout this conflict, and the decades of war that preceded it, some Israeli Jews and Palestinians have continued … Continue reading Parents Who’ve Lost Kids To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Work Together To Promote Peace | WBUR
As Violence Escalates In Israel, Parents Circle Becomes A Catalyst For Change | pressenza
In its continued efforts to extend a hand of peace and reconciliation, the joint Israeli-Palestinian organization, Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF), on May 10 held a vigil against the violence which ignited in Jerusalem at the start of Ramadan and continues to escalate. The PCFF members are over 600 Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost … Continue reading As Violence Escalates In Israel, Parents Circle Becomes A Catalyst For Change | pressenza
The Parents Circle in The Hill
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. … Continue reading The Parents Circle in The Hill
WEBINAR — Visit the Palestinian Village of Lifta
Recording AvailableVisit the Palestinian Village of Lifta May 11, 2021 https://youtu.be/S_69HFTHUbk A virtual tour of the destroyed Palestinian village, Lifta, occupied in 1948 and completely depopulated. Our personal tour guide, Umar al-Ghubari, showed us why Lifta is a symbol of the “Nakba,” — the catastrophe for Palestinians still living out the impact of 1948 until … Continue reading WEBINAR — Visit the Palestinian Village of Lifta
On the Road to Reconciliation
https://youtu.be/a4aD6Xz2ynY “Over the years, I abandoned my thoughts for revenge. I understood there’s no point in additional killing. It does no good for anybody. It’s not going to heal my wounds or my scars.” — Yuval Rahamim, bereaved Israeli son and Parents Circle Co-Director, in his address at this year’s J Street conference. Watch the … Continue reading On the Road to Reconciliation
Sharing Memories
Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum share memories of the loved ones they’ve lost as part of the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CRBCAPrTF4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k2Vd9QJdtAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfED_R_UDDkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9FHxhVmlJ8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE2qhv5kKWo Watch the recording of the 2021 Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony
Stand for peace tomorrow
“What a model for the rest of us, for the rest of the planet, of how we can resolve conflicts.” –Richard Gere The 16th Annual Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony is tomorrow! Join us– register now to attend. Co-hosted by Combatants for Peace and Parents Circle – Families Forum, our online Ceremony brings Palestinians and … Continue reading Stand for peace tomorrow
Flowers of Hope on International Women’s Day
https://youtu.be/r-ZMFR84Z04 “I choose to dedicate this flower to every bereaved mother that has lost her child.”–Muna Abu Sarah, bereaved Palestinian mother of Khaled To mark International Women’s Day, bereaved Israeli and Palestinian women created a book of pressed flowers of hope for U.S. VP Kamala Harris to commemorate the loss of their 24 children, sisters, … Continue reading Flowers of Hope on International Women’s Day
Meet Itai and Aisha
Meet Israeli, Itai Horowitz and Palestinian, Aisha Alfaris, the Parents Circle’s Board of Directors Chairperson and Vice Chair. “Tell us a little about yourselves.” Itai: My family and I live in Tel Aviv. My father, Shmuel, was killed in an attack on a bus traveling to Egypt in 1990. I became an active member of … Continue reading Meet Itai and Aisha
