Parents Circle in the Media

August 2023

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From the First Grade to the Grave, Israelis Are Taught to Dehumanize Palestinians | Haaretz

The Israeli Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace, a grassroots organization promoting reconciliation, has been experiencing in recent years what Breaking the Silence went through before: a…

August 2023

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Dozens of School Principals Protest Ban of Israeli–Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum | Haaretz

More than 90 school principals from around Israel have signed a letter published on Wednesday supporting school programming by the Parents Circle – Families Forum, which…

August 2023

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Education Ministry bans Israeli-Palestinian parents group from schools | The Jerusalem Post

The ban was following a rule change by Education Minister Yoav Kisch that prohibits educational programming that slanders the IDF or soldiers.

August 2023

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War on Coexistence: Why Kisch Banned Israeli-Palestinian Bereavement Support Groups | The Palestine Chronicle

The Israeli Education Ministry yesterday banned the grassroots organization, Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF), which comprises bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families, from arranging activities at schools.

August 2023

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Education Ministry Bans Israeli–Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum From Schools | Haaretz

The Parents Circle – a nonprofit organization with both Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families – will no longer be allowed to operate activities in Israeli schools.…

August 2023

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Education Ministry bars Israeli-Palestinian bereavement group from schools | The Times of Israel

Decision comes after government finds Parents Circle violates rules against disgracing IDF; group responds: ‘In a dictatorship, the education minister decides what is forbidden’

August 2023

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Israeli Schools Say ‘Yes to Violence’ and ‘No to Peace’ | Haaretz Editorial

Since its inception, the horrific government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu and personified by Itamar Ben-Gvir has been providing continuous proof of its destructiveness. It’s hard to…

June 2023

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‘I will blow it up’

Coalition Knesset members threatened on Monday to act against a youth village for renting its venue to host our annual summer camp for youth. Initially, the…

March 2023

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Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Meeting Nixed for Third Time Following Right-wing Backlash

The meeting was canceled at the request of the mother of one of the students, and under pressure from right-wing activists. This is the third time…

March 2023

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NPR Interview: 2 parents discuss losing children to gun violence between Israelis and Palestinians

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Robi Damelin and Bassam Aramin, bereaved Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle, about the current unrest taking place in…

February 2023

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Do the People Silencing Bereaved Parents Know Our Pain?

Members and supporters of the new government, fueled by hatred and fear, seem to have lost all respect for bereaved parents of victims killed in the…

February 2023

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Urgent: Support the PCFF’s Fight for Democracy in Israeli Schools

The Israeli government has recently announced its intention to remove our Dialogue Meeting programs from GEFEN, the Ministry of Education’s External Programs system. This move is…

February 2023

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Fearing Backlash, Israeli City Nixes Reconciliation Meeting for Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli Parents

Kfar Sava Municipality said cancellation is due to ‘recent security escalation,’ but right-wing activist takes credit for decision

January 2023

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Joint Israeli-Palestinian Bereavement NGO Is the Education Ministry’s New Target | Haaretz

“A new condition added by the Education Ministry on Monday for operators of external programs in schools, that requires them not to degrade or shame the…

January 2023

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Breaking News: Government Proposes to Cut Parents Circle in Schools

Israel’s Channel 13 News reported that programs at risk of cancellation in schools include Parents Circle’s long-standing Dialogue Meeting program and the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony. These…

December 2022

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“Palestinian, Israeli speak on personal stories, forgiveness in Ford Talk

UMich hosts Palestinian and Israeli citizens in Ford talk.

December 2022

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UN Security Council Conference

Robi Damelin, bereaved Israeli mother and Parents Circle spokesperson, briefing the UN Security Council during their session on May 26, 2022 on Israel and Palestine.

December 2022

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“Within the Eye of the Storm”

Film about a Palestinian father and Israeli father who join the Parents Circle to grieve their daughters and advocate for peace.

December 2022

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“Sharing Memories”

Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians share their stories with the Parent Circle

December 2022

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“The transformative power of people to people connections” by Mehra Rimer

WATCH: Mehra Rimer, co-founder of our partner B8 Of Hope delivers a powerful TEDx charting her own personal story, and how it is intertwined with those…