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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. August 2025

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    Israel needs a John Hume, whose foundational thesis of ‘equality, justice, peace’ becomes more relevant and urgent | Belfast Telegraph

    It’s been five years since John Hume’s death, and more than 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that brought stability and peace…

  2. July 2025

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    If the king of Belgium can speak the truth about Gaza, why can’t Europe’s cowardly politicians? | The Guardian

    After a weekend in which at least 100 people across Gaza were killed as they sought food and water – violence that elicited no formal EU…

  3. July 2025

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    Palestinian and Israeli families ‘listen from the heart’ | AFT

    It was a packed house for the American Friends of the Parent Circle Families Forum invitational breakfast on July 25. The forum presented a curriculum, “Listening…

  4. July 2025

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    While Israelis Are Watching TV Cook-offs, Israel Continues to Kill and Starve Multitudes of Gazans | Haaretz

    Hala Arafat cried out to be rescued from the rubble for hours; the IDF targeted anyone who tried to help. An hour away in Tel Aviv,…

  5. July 2025

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    While Israel and Iran Swapped Missiles, Palestinians and Israelis Talked Peace in Paris | Haaretz

    This proved to me that it’s possible – even effective – to cooperate, even when the past is so complex and the present is bleeding, to…

  6. July 2025

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    Bassam Aramin: If Israelis truly want peace, they should burn their IDF conscription orders | Irish Independent

    The cause of peace is very difficult. In fact, many people call it the “problem” of peace. It is much more difficult than war. It must…

  7. July 2025

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    Dialogue in the Middle East | DW

    As the ensuing war in Gaza continues to claim countless lives, some Israelis and Palestinians are trying to break the cycle of violence.

  8. July 2025

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    Israeli Damelin and Palestinian Awad awarded the “Fiorino d’Oro” | Pagine Ebraiche

    Florence’s mayor, Sara Funaro, made up her mind after seeing a video of a song by Israeli singer Achinoam Nini, also known as Noa.

  9. June 2025

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    Palestinian, Israeli mums w/ slain children get Golden Florin | Ansa

    The Fiorino d’Oro (Golden Florin) of Florence, the Tuscan capital’s highest civic recognition, was awarded Tuesday to Bushra Awad and Robi Damelin, two women, one Palestinian…

  10. June 2025

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    Giving peace a voice at Sunderland Minster | Northeast Bylines

    It would be understandable for anybody watching the news from Israel and Gaza and the West Bank, to perhaps think that Israelis and the Palestinians are…

  11. June 2025

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    There is Another Way’ Review | Roger Ebert

    “There are no victors in this war,” HaLev says near the end of the movie. “We have all already lost.”

  12. June 2025

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    The Israeli Hostage Who Refused to Embrace Revenge | New York Times

    Hamas held Liat Beinin Atzili hostage for 54 days and killed her husband. In her grief, she explains why all she wants is peace for Israelis…

  13. June 2025

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    Vivian Silver’s sons speak out about the past 611 days | Canadian Jewish News

    Vivian Silver’s sons speak out about the past 611 days | Canadian Jewish News Chen and Yonatan Zeigen recently visited Toronto for a celebration of their…

  14. June 2025

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    Vivian Silver’s sons continue her work and legacy of building peace in Israel | Canadian Jewish News

    Yonatan Zeigen, who lost his mother Vivian Silver in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack in southern Israel, says his goal in life is to decrease…

  15. June 2025

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    The Right-wing Israeli ‘Human Rights’ Group Fueling Racism, Censorship and Violence – Without Consequences | Haaretz

    At midday on April 29, the eve of Memorial Day, a message inviting the masses to take part in an urgent demonstration was disseminated via social…

  16. June 2025

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    The Current: June 5 2025 | CBC

    Yonatan Zeigen’s mother was an Israeli Canadian peace activist, Vivian Silver. She was murdered at her home on the 7th of October 2023. That incident woke…

  17. May 2025

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    Diaspora Jewish philanthropists protest ‘dangerous’ NGO funding bill | The Jewish Independent

    Dozens of Jewish philanthropists from around the world have written to Israel’s Foreign Minister protesting legislation designed to limit international funding of human rights organisations.

  18. May 2025

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    The 20th Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony for Peace and Reconciliation | Northeast Bylines

    The 20th Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony for peace and reconciliation took place on Tuesday 28 April and contained deeply moving contributions from a number of bereaved…

  19. May 2025

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    Palestinian and Israeli activists make plea for peace at Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Bassam Aramin, a Palestinian who lives in the West Bank, and Rami Elhanan, a resident of Jerusalem and Israeli citizen, are two men predestined to hate…

  20. May 2025

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    What Matters Now to bereaved mother Elana Kaminka: End the Gaza ‘forever war’ | Times of Israel

    Peace activist tirelessly promotes dialog between Israelis and Palestinians — and protests the Netanyahu government, which she holds accountable for her soldier son’s death on Oct.…