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Parents Circle in the Media

Two decades of reporting on bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who chose reconciliation — newest first.

  1. December 2017

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    Ministry Cancels Joint Event for Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian Parents | Haaretz

    One Israeli parent attendee, whose son was killed in Lebanon, says right-wing protesters ‘said they wished an Arab would kill me’

  2. October 2017

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    In trying times, the will for peace still flickers | Israel21c

    Here’s what you see in the headlines lately: A spate of stabbings and shootings across Israel, starting with the death of an Israeli motorist stoned by…

  3. July 2017

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    This Road Will Only Lead To More Graves

    By Robi Damelin, bereaved mother and International Relations Spokesperson of The Parents Circle- Families Forum Translated from op-ed piece in Ha’aretz [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ere we go again; how many…

  4. March 2017

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    Children’s Deaths Unite Moms Across Cultures | Atlanta Jewish Times

      An Israeli-Palestinian movement of mothers who have lost sons to the conflict is connecting with American mothers whose sons have been killed to form a…

  5. August 2016

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    Reconciliation Defeats Revenge

    “While watching the bereaved African-American mothers on the stage at the Democratic Convention, I thought just how much we mothers, who have lost children, have in…

  6. March 2016

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    NPR Interview with the Parents Circle’s Bassam Aramin

    A Palestinian Takes A Different Road In His Fight Hear and read from Bassam Aramin, the Parents Circle’s Palestinian spokesperson, about his youth in Palestine, and…

  7. February 2016

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    Our Tears Are the Same Color | Huffington Post

    What makes you think that the tears on a bereaved, Palestinian mother’s pillow are a different color than those of a grieving Israeli mother? What makes…

  8. December 2015

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    In Grief, a Growing Partnership | NPR

    NPR’s Michel Martin interviews Robi Damelin and Bassam Aramin about the recent wave of violence and unrest in the region, and how the Parents Circle continues…

  9. October 2014

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    Channeling loss to stimulate change: 71 days of dialogue in Tel Aviv | +972 Magazine

    The forum of bereaved families rests on the belief that the only way to end violence between Israelis and Palestinians is by recognizing the humanity of…

  10. July 2014

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    Thousands protest ‘wave of hate’ in Tel Aviv | The Times of Israel

    Peace activists and bereaved families call for an end to Jewish-Arab violence as nation seethes over slain teens

  11. February 2013

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    United by Loss, Israeli & Palestinian Dads Call for a Joint Nonviolent Intifada Against Occupation | Democracy Now!

    As protests grow in the West Bank over the death of a Palestinian inside an Israeli prison, we speak to a pair of Israeli and Palestinian…

  12. April 2012

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    Osama Abu Ayyash tells his story to Israelis who’ve never met a Palestinian | The Christian Science Monitor

    Osama Abu Ayyash visits Israeli classrooms, telling his story of loss and forbearance to humanize Palestinians to Israelis who may have never met one.

  13. November 2011

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    UN honours two activists for their work promoting tolerance and non-violence | UN News

    An Afghan women’s rights campaigner and a Palestinian peace activist are the winners of a United Nations award recognizing their outstanding contributions to the promotion of…

  14. September 2005

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    Women bridge Middle East divide | BBC News

    Two women – a Palestinian and an Israeli – have travelled to the UK in an effort to promote reconciliation and understanding in the Middle East.