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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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April 2026
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‘Blood only begets blood’: Why these bereaved Oct. 7 families still choose coexistence | Times of Israel
Despite facing a hostile public atmosphere, some relatives of Hamas victims battle alongside Palestinian peace activists for political change, finding solace in dialogue
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April 2026
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Right-wing activists disrupt joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony in Tel Aviv | Jerusalem Post
Right-wing activists disrupted an Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday evening, organized by the Combatants for Peace organization and The Parents Circle-Families Forum
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April 2026
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‘Blood only brings more blood’: Israelis and Palestinians share grief under veil of secrecy | CNN
Held on the eve of Israel’s Memorial Day, the annual Israeli-Palestinian joint memorial ceremony, now in its 21st year, connects bereaved families from both sides of…
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April 2026
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You Can’t Heal in a Perpetual War’: Israeli Peace Activist Yonatan Zeigen on Following in His Mother’s Footsteps | Haaretz
The final moments of Vivian Silver’s life were a “pivotal turning point” for her son Yonatan Zeigen, who now dedicates his life to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, following…
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April 2026
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In Tel Aviv and Jericho: Israelis and Palestinians in Joint Memorial Day Ceremony Say ‘Enough’ | Haaretz
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians gathered at an undisclosed location in Israel for the 21st joint Memorial Day ceremony, with screenings in the West Bank and around…
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April 2026
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Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day event held in secret amid far-right threats | Times of Israel
The 21st alternative Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony took place in Jaffa on Monday alongside Israel’s official state ceremonies, though it was forced to keep its location…
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April 2026
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Men who call themselves ‘Palestinian terrorist’ and ‘Israeli war criminal’ in Ireland to share their path to peace | Irish News
Men who call themselves ‘Palestinian terrorist’ and ‘Israeli war criminal’ in Ireland to share their path to peace | Irish News Two fathers who lost daughters…
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April 2026
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Swimming Against the Tide, but Swimming’: More Israelis and Palestinians Now Choose to Grieve Together | Haaretz
The joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony is now in its 21st year. One of its organizers says that people are now joining faster after the loss…
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April 2026
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Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian fathers now call each other brother | Belfast Telegraph
Two bereaved fathers, one Israeli and one Palestinian, are using their friendship to campaign for peace between their two nations.
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April 2026
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Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian fathers now call each other brother | Oxford Mail
Despite having fought for opposing sides as young men, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin say they are now “family” and have dedicated their lives to building…
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April 2026
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After losing loved ones, an Israeli and a Palestinian work together for Middle East peace | NPR
The war in Gaza has hardened positions in the Middle East and around the globe. But two men, an Israeli and a Palestinian, say that after…
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April 2026
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Flicker of Hope | Church Times
‘These encounters represent a radical attempt to break the cycle of fear, violence, and dehumanisation which is the daily lived reality of so many in Israel/Palestine’
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April 2026
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You Cannot Teach That Killing is Wrong by Killing | Times of Israel
Capital punishment is a violation of fundamental human rights, that is the right to life. This new Israeli law would not even allow for the right…
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April 2026
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Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families’ reconciliation work recognised by Nobel nomination | Tablet
‘The decision of Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families to work together for reconciliation is a courageous and extraordinary choice. Our choice to meet, to listen, and…
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March 2026
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Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum nominated for Nobel Peace Prize | YNet
“At a time characterized by war, mistrust and despair, the Bereaved Families Forum offers a rare spark of hope for the future,” the nomination states.
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March 2026
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Grieving for Peace in Israel and Palestine | Plough
Israelis and Palestinians who lost family band together to promote an end to the violence.
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March 2026
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Eight Years After Fatal Attack, Israeli Court Finds Settler Killed Palestinian Woman in West Bank | Haaretz
The court found that the defendant, who was 16 at the time of the crime, killed Aisha Rabi in 2018 by throwing a two-kilogram rock through…
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March 2026
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Arab Aramin, Robi Damelin, Liora Eilon, Mohamed Abu Jafar – Turning Unbearable Loss Into Ground of Shared Life | The On Being Project
A few months ago, I was invited to sit with four people sharing a very different Israeli-Palestinian story than that which comes to us in headlines.…
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March 2026
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The Long Trail of Violence | Telos Group
What grieving mothers in Northern Ireland, Selma, and Israel/Palestine teach us about the cost of war.
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February 2026
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Right-wing Activists Disrupt Court Hearing on Petition by Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Group | Haaretz
The Israeli-Palestinian Parents Circle has been banned from Israeli schools since August 2023 due to pressure from nationalist right-wing groups. ‘We cannot allow terrorists to talk…
