Parents Circle in the Media

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

We can’t go on living like this’, say bereaved Israeli and Palestinian parents | CNN

Robi Damelin and Bassam Aramin, who were united by the grief of losing a child, tell Christiane Amanpour why they are more committed than ever to…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

“How do you take revenge for a dead child? By killing other people’s children?” | Spiegel International

Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan have each lost a daughter in the Middle East conflict. Instead of succumbing to bitterness, they have joined hands…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

The parents finding hope in the darkness of war | BBC Belfast

It is hard to find any light amid the intense violence and suffering being endured in Gaz and Israel by all civilians. There are some with…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

The Israel-Hamas war has not quashed their compassion, their empathy, their hope | NPR

They’re from Israel and Gaza. A man whose parents died on Oct. 7 feels as if he is swimming in a sea of sorrow. A young…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

Israeli Peace Activits: “Killing will not bring peace” | CGTN

While the conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to hardened positions on both sides… There ARE voices calling for reconciliation and peace… even from some…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

Circle of blood’: The club no Israeli or Palestinian wants to be in. Yet, they urge peace | USA Today

They both played their part in the violence that has shaped their lives. They are both bereaved fathers, of young daughters. Somehow, against the odds, both…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

Peacebuilding during a time of war? Bottom-up peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians | Peace News

While the world focuses on the human tragedy of the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, there are hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals actively…

November 2023

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Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day’s headlines | BBC

Start at 49:58 : There’s a group called Parents Circle Families Forum that brings together members from the Jewish and Palestinian communities to preach reconciliation.

November 2023

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One Israeli and one Palestinian cry together for peace | USA Today

The Parents Circle is the club nobody wants to belong to. Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, co-directors of the club, advocate for peace between Israelis and…

October 2023

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Day 25 of the War: The Day After the War | Times of Israel

Over the last decade, I have participated in several Israeli-Palestinian activities. The most meaningful project was initiated by the Parents’ Circle, an organization of bereaved Israelis…

October 2023

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Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian parents call each other ‘brothers’ over shared grief | The Independent

Two Israeli and Palestinian fathers explained why they call each other “brothers” as they spoke to Victoria Derbyshire on Sunday, 29 October, as the Israel-Hamas conflict…

October 2023

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These Israelis and Palestinians are making peace | MassLive

My heart is broken open, both for the victims and survivors in Israel, and the victims and survivors in Gaza. How to carry the pain? My…

October 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

Israeli, Palestinian pro-peace groups cautious, but not cowed | Christian Science Monitor

Since his parents, Bilha and Yaakobi, and his best friend were killed in their homes by Hamas attackers who raided southern Israel on Oct. 7, Moaz…

October 2023

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How can educators respond to events in Palestine and Israel? | Quakers in Britain

Before we bemoan our challenges, it’s worth noting the difficulties faced by teachers in Palestine and Israel. Whatever the curriculum says, children bear the brunt of…

October 2023

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Violence only blots out path to peace | Daily Hampshire Gazette

Like so many in my community, I text and phone friends and family in Israel regularly to check in on them, make donations to organizations providing…

October 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

A “Two-Sided Story”: NonViolent Owensboro to bring awareness to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Tristate Homepage

NonViolent Owensboro and the American Friends of the Parents Circle Families Forum are hoping to bring awareness to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a documentary called “A…

October 2023

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Grieving fathers call for peace | SkyNews

As Israeli families await news of loved ones who were taken hostage during the attacks by Hamas on 7 October, two men from different sides of…

October 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli families say peace is the only solution | CBC Radio

Amid another cycle of violence, a group of bereaved Palestinians and Israelis have a shared message – that peace is the only solution. Bassam Aramin and…

October 2023

Press

Bridging the divide: 12 groups working for Israel-Palestine peace | Positive News

Peace has perhaps never felt so distant for Israel and Palestine as it does now. But amid the horrors of this war, it’s easy to forget…

October 2023

Press

Parents for Peace | Religion ORF

“You will not be able to achieve peace through war,” says Robi Damelin in an interview with religion.ORF.at. The Israeli peace activist is involved in the…