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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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July 2019
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We Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian Parents Will Not Be Pawns in Kushner’s Peace Plan | Haaretz
The White House cut our funding — but now they use our photos to promote their ‘Economy First’ plan for Mideast peace.
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May 2019
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Thousands of Israelis, dozens of Palestinians hold Tel Aviv Memorial Day event | The Times of Israel
Five right-wing activists arrested after shouting racist slogans at protest outside controversial joint ceremony; small group watches live stream from Gaza
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December 2018
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Words are weapons of peace in Jewish-Arab dialogue groups | Israel21c
Interacting with ‘the other’ can create a path toward reconciliation and mutual understanding, say leaders of a range of groups with similar goals.
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September 2018
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For an Israeli and a Palestinian, their struggle for peace reaches across borders | Boston Globe
Rami Elhanan stood before a gathering Saturday afternoon on the lower level of Temple Beth Zion and spoke about how Israeli forces shot and killed seven…
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April 2018
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7,000 Strong on Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day
On April 17, nearly 7,000 Israelis and Palestinians came together to remember the shared pain experienced on both sides of the conflict. The Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony comes…
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April 2018
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8,000 join Israeli, Palestinian bereaved families for Memorial Day ceremony | The Times of Israel
Israel Prize-winning author David Grossman, whose son was killed in the Second Lebanon War, blasts Liberman’s attempt to ‘silence bereaved families’
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April 2018
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Latest attack on Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day
Yesterday, Israel’s Minister of Defense, Avigdor Lieberman, denied entry permits for the 110 Palestinians invited to attend the 2018 Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony on April 17th. Lieberman stated that he…
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December 2017
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We’re seeing the impact of the Jerusalem announcement on the ground
We’re already seeing the impact of the Trump-administration’s announcement on Jerusalem on our activities. We’ve had to cancel activities like a joint Israeli and Palestinian group visit to Yad…
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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’
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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.
