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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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November 2025
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‘The forum has proven we can work together’: bereaved Israelis and Palestinians arrive in London | The Jewish Chronicle
The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF) brings together bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who lost loved ones in the conflict. Four delegates from the group…
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November 2025
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Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilders urge UK Jews to ‘amplify our message’ | Jewish News
UK Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians working together for reconciliation appealed to the UK Jewish community this week to help “amplify” their message of dialogue, dignity and…
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November 2025
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Woman’s Hour: Women Pursuing Peace (Starts 14:10) | BBC Woman’s Hour
Despite the fragile ceasefire, some see hope for lasting peace. Kylie is joined by Layla Alsheikh from the West Bank, and Mor Ynon from Tel Aviv…
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November 2025
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War should always be the last resort’ says Parents Circle member, Mai Ablini Peri | Sky News
Following two years of violence and war, Israelis and Palestinians who lost family members have come together in the UK to transform their pain into a…
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October 2025
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Israel-Palestine: the bereaved parents bringing hope to a divided land | Positive News
United by unimaginable loss, Palestinians and Israelis are turning pain into purpose. Their grassroots movement of bereaved families is working to build peace where politics has…
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October 2025
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Not everyone in Israel has fallen in line with Netanyahu’s government | Index on Censorship
Earlier this month, a delegation from 60 Israeli peace and reconciliation groups travelled to Ramallah in the West Bank to meet representatives of the Palestinian authority…
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October 2025
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Peace activist whose parents were murdered on Oct. 7 calls to end ‘political arrests’ of Israelis, administrative detention of Palestinians | Times of Israel
Peace activist Maoz Inon, whose parents, Bilha and Yakov Inon, were murdered in Kibbutz Netiv Ha’Asarah on October 7, 2023, makes a case for optimism as…
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October 2025
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Pro Israeli, Pro Palestinian, Pro Peace | Substack
On my most recent trip to Israel and Palestine, in May of 2024, I listened to the heart-wrenching story of the sister of one of the…
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October 2025
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Two Fathers, One Grief: The Friendship That Defied Their Daughters’ Murders | NewsTalk
Two fathers from opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – Rami Elhanan, an Israeli Jew, and Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian – lost their daughters to violence…
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October 2025
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Without working on justice, there can be no lasting peace | Irish Independent
Seated on the stage were Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, along with acclaimed Irish novelist Colum McCann
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October 2025
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Fathers who lost daughters in Israel/Palestine advocate for peace | RTE Radio 1
Israeli activist Rami Elhanan and Palestinian activist Bassam Aramin have both experienced the devastating loss of their daughters in the Israel/Palestine conflict. Today, they work together…
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October 2025
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Hundreds hear message of hope at Lime Tree Theatre | Live 95 FM
McCann is in Limerick this evening as the host of the Apeirogon: Until We Talk Tour at the Lime Tree Theatre. The event features a conversation…
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October 2025
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The Palestinian and Israeli kids trying to be friends – podcast | The Guardian
Today in Focus producer Natalie Ktena heads to a peace camp in Cyprus that aims to bring together children from Israel and the West Bank
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October 2025
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Gaza: Vivian Silver’s son speaks about a shared future for Israelis and Palestinians after the hostages’ release | Asia News
Yonatan Zeigen calls for breaking the mould of a country at war where time has stood still since the tragedy of 7 October. The time has…
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October 2025
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‘It will take Jews generations to overcome what we did in Gaza’: Israeli peace activist | LBC
Andrew Marr is joined by former Israeli reserve soldier and Parents Circle–Families Forum member Rami Elhanan to discuss the Gaza ceasefire. Mr Elhanan’s daughter was killed…
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October 2025
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Israeli peace activists hold meeting with PA leader Abbas in Ramallah | The Times of Israel
Dozens of Israeli peace activists, both Jews and Arabs, representing organizations including Peace Now, Women Wage Peace, the Parents Circle – Families Forum, and others, met…
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October 2025
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Two years on from October 7, hostage families hope that a deal can finally bring them home | The Independent
After months of protests, political chaos and a brutal military campaign in Gaza, hostages kidnapped by Hamas in 2023 still remain in captivity. Their devastated families…
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October 2025
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Two Years After Oct. 7, High Hopes for Peace | World Politics Review
Vivian Silver kept the courage of her convictions right until her death. The Israeli peace activist was at her home in Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7,…
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September 2025
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Listening from the Heart: A Simple Classroom Practice to Transform Hard Conversations | Share My Lesson
Explore a simple, powerful listening tool that helps students engage with empathy—even on the toughest topics.
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September 2025
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When Justice Means Revenge, the Open Wounds of Israelis and Palestinians Won’t Heal | Haaretz
If I kill the gunman who killed my mother on October 7, I won’t get her back. Instead, I’ll have two corpses on my hands
