[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his past May, the American Friends of the Parents Circle took a group of 10 board members and supporters on its first Study Tour of Israel and Palestine. The group went with the intentions of listening, learning and leadership. Upon our return from the Tour to Israel and Palestine, we would like to share our … Continue reading Study Tour of Israel and Palestine
End the Violence
Dear Friends, I am writing to you on my flight home from Israel and Palestine, thinking about my brief visit to the Gaza envelope this past week on the Parents Circle’s Narrative Study Tour. On Monday, while the Trump administration opened the new embassy in Jerusalem and Naqba Day neared, our board members and supporters … Continue reading End the Violence
7,000 Strong on Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day
On April 17, nearly 7,000 Israelis and Palestinians came together to remember the shared pain experienced on both sides of the conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony comes to remind us that war is not an act of fate but one of human choice. Leading up to the Ceremony, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that 90 Palestinians will … Continue reading 7,000 Strong on Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day
8,000 join Israeli, Palestinian bereaved families for Memorial Day ceremony | The Times of Israel
Israel Prize-winning author David Grossman, whose son was killed in the Second Lebanon War, blasts Liberman’s attempt to ‘silence bereaved families’