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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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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.
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April 2026
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‘Blood only begets blood’: Why these bereaved Oct. 7 families still choose coexistence | Times of Israel
Despite facing a hostile public atmosphere, some relatives of Hamas victims battle alongside Palestinian peace activists for political change, finding solace in dialogue
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April 2026
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Right-wing activists disrupt joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony in Tel Aviv | Jerusalem Post
Right-wing activists disrupted an Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday evening, organized by the Combatants for Peace organization and The Parents Circle-Families Forum
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April 2026
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‘Blood only brings more blood’: Israelis and Palestinians share grief under veil of secrecy | CNN
Held on the eve of Israel’s Memorial Day, the annual Israeli-Palestinian joint memorial ceremony, now in its 21st year, connects bereaved families from both sides of…
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April 2026
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You Can’t Heal in a Perpetual War’: Israeli Peace Activist Yonatan Zeigen on Following in His Mother’s Footsteps | Haaretz
The final moments of Vivian Silver’s life were a “pivotal turning point” for her son Yonatan Zeigen, who now dedicates his life to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, following…
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April 2026
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In Tel Aviv and Jericho: Israelis and Palestinians in Joint Memorial Day Ceremony Say ‘Enough’ | Haaretz
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians gathered at an undisclosed location in Israel for the 21st joint Memorial Day ceremony, with screenings in the West Bank and around…
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April 2026
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Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day event held in secret amid far-right threats | Times of Israel
The 21st alternative Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony took place in Jaffa on Monday alongside Israel’s official state ceremonies, though it was forced to keep its location…
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April 2026
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Men who call themselves ‘Palestinian terrorist’ and ‘Israeli war criminal’ in Ireland to share their path to peace | Irish News
Men who call themselves ‘Palestinian terrorist’ and ‘Israeli war criminal’ in Ireland to share their path to peace | Irish News Two fathers who lost daughters…
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April 2026
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Swimming Against the Tide, but Swimming’: More Israelis and Palestinians Now Choose to Grieve Together | Haaretz
The joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony is now in its 21st year. One of its organizers says that people are now joining faster after the loss…
