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Parents Circle in the Media
Two decades of reporting on bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who chose reconciliation — newest first.
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October 2026
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In Search of a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine— With Imagination | The Urban Activist
Dozens of Israeli-Palestinian peace groups have spent decades building dialogue and reconciliation. But which of them can turn grassroots action into real change?
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October 2026
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‘We’ve paid the price for war. We haven’t yet reaped the fruits of peace’ | 972 Magazine
One lost a parent, one lost a child, and one was abducted to Gaza. But three years on, these Israelis still believe in a better future…
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October 2026
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We have to bring hope to the world’: Israeli and Palestinian peace activists reflect three years since Oct. 7 | CNN
Christiane Amanpour speaks with Israeli peace activist Robi Damelin and Palestinian peace activist Bassam Aramin about grief, reconciliation and the path to peace three years after…
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October 2026
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My Mother Was a Peace Activist Killed on October 7. Don’t Use Her Name to Justify Mass Killing | Haaretz
Like the cycle of the seasons that surprise me anew each time, October 7 also seems to sneak up on me in a personal way every…
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October 2026
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Europe’s role in building the architecture for peace | Rapporteur
Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding has grown since October 7. EU leaders under an Irish presidency should give civil society a permanent place in diplomacy
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October 2026
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Before You Embark on a Journey of Revenge, Dig Two Graves | The Times of Israel
The government’s politics of vengeance and dehumanization will not bring my son-in-law back from the dead. It will only create another generation of hatred
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October 2026
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Two Mothers, Two Tragedies, a Shared Choice to Reject Hatred | Haaretz
Hamas killed Liat Atzili’s husband on October 7 and took her hostage. An Israeli settler shot and killed Hanady Hathaleen’s husband in the West Bank. Both…
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October 2026
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Olives: Past, Present, and Future | UK Jewish News
Magen Inon, whose parents Bilha and Yakov were murdered in their home in Netiv Haasara on 7 October, reflects on the olive trees they planted –…
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September 2026
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UK prepares for sanctions on Israeli settlers as Palestinians struggle to cling on to their land | Observer
According to the long-established Israeli NGO Peace Now, 185 Jewish outposts have been created across the West Bank.
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July 2026
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My Son Was Killed Defending Israel on October 7. Why Is the Government Banning Me From Speaking in Schools? | Haaretz
My eldest son, Yannai, used to say that love is a muscle that must be trained and strengthened. Empathy is also a muscle, and in today’s…
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June 2026
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Grapevine: Peace, a Distant Dream. | Jerusalem Post
Shiri Ourian, the executive director of the American Friends of the Parents Circle Families Forum, is thrilled that the Parents Circle in Israel has won its…
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June 2026
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Court overturns Education Ministry ban on educational pro-peace program | Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday overturned the Education Ministry’s decision to remove the Parents Circle Families Forum’s dialogue program from the GEFEN database, allowing schools…
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June 2026
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Court overturns Education Ministry ban on educational pro-peace program | Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday overturned the Education Ministry’s decision to remove the Parents Circle Families Forum’s dialogue program from the GEFEN database, allowing schools…
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May 2026
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Colum McCann’s ‘Apeirogon’ Reimagined as Play on Palestinian and Israeli Bereavement | Haaretz
Rami and Bassam: Apeirogon’ is a partial adaptation of the novel by McCann, focusing on the Israeli and Palestinian fathers who lost daughters to the conflict.
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May 2026
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Make Peace Popular Again’: Thousands Call for Israeli-Palestinian Partnership at Tel Aviv Peace Summit | Haaretz
Old peace activists, women in hijabs, bilingual schoolchildren, and men in tzitzit gathered in Tel Aviv. Israeli and Palestinian speakers urged a revival of a peace…
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April 2026
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For this Israeli and this Palestinian, ‘The Future is Peace’ | WBUR
Though Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon have both experienced tragic losses, the pair is committed to peace between their two peoples.
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April 2026
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We are the Day After: 2026 Joint Memorial Ceremony | Northeast Bylines
Monday 20 April saw the 2026 Joint Memorial Ceremony. Together, Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle – Families Forum were able to offer a message…
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April 2026
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When grief needs a secret address | The Jewish Independent
I thought I’d left hidden locations behind with Diaspora antisemitism, but in Israel hostility to a joint Palestinian-Jewish memorial ceremony demands the same precautions.
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April 2026
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Ido Fell on October 7. His Mother and Widow Seek Solace in the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum | Haaretz
Minutes after sirens sounded across the country, Maj. Ido Shani warned over the radio that war had broken out. Soon, he was killed. His mother and…
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April 2026
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‘Here is where hope lies’: Palestinians and Israelis mourn losses in joint ceremony | 972 Mag
In a secret location due to right-wing attacks in previous years, bereaved families recognized each other’s grief and called for a shared future.
