The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF) brings together bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who lost loved ones in the conflict. Four delegates from the group visited the UK last week at the invitation of the Board of Deputies.

UK Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians working together for reconciliation appealed to the UK Jewish community this week to help “amplify” their message of dialogue, dignity and shared humanity in the aftermath of 7 October.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

Seated on the stage were Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, along with acclaimed Irish novelist Colum McCann