Parents Circle in the Media

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

November 9 Amanpour & Company | 13 PBS

Sharone Lifschitz joins Christiane to mark one month since the Hamas atrocities and calls on her government to put the fate of hostages first. Robi Damelin…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

“We can’t go on living like this. We have to find another way,” says Israeli peace activist | CNN

Christiane Amanpour speaks to Israeli peace activist Robi Damelin and spokesperson for The Parents Circle Families Forum Bassam Aramin, both of whom are bereaved parents, about…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

Pax Christi International, the 2023 Peace Prize goes to The Parents Circle – Families Forum | Avvenire

The 2023 Pax Christi International Peace Award went to The Parents Circle – Families Forum (Pcff), the Israeli-Palestinian organization that includes more than 700 families who…

November 2023

Holding Onto Humanity

From Fear to Freedom: A New Vision for Progressive Solidarity in Israel-Palestine | Common Dreams

The extreme violence against civilians in Israel and Gaza has shaken the world. The horrific murder and kidnapping of Israeli civilians by Hamas, and the indiscriminate…

November 2023

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Meet the Champions of Nuance and Empathy We Need | The New York Times

My columns from Israel and the West Bank over the past few weeks have been depressing, reflecting my fear that we’re on a bloody, downward spiral…

November 2023

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Two grieving fathers who hold key to ending horrors of Gaza | EchoLive

For the past few weeks, I have been thinking about Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin. Rami is an Israeli graphic designer turned peace activist, Bassam Aramin…

November 2023

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Jewish-Arab organisations call for declaration of peace in Gaza | The Morung Express

More than 35 Jewish and Arab organisations on Monday issued a call for reaching a ceasefire, releasing the kidnapped hostages and promoting a political agreement that…

November 2023

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35 Israeli Jewish and Arab Rights Groups Call for Ceasefire, Hostage Deal, Political Solution to Conflict | Haaretz

An open letter signed by the groups also called on Israel to curb the rampant settler violence in the West Bank and stop the persecution of…

November 2023

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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

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“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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Holding Onto Humanity