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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 2024
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The Power of our Pain: Lessons from the Parents Circle | European Forum for Restorative Justice
In the face of deep-seated conflict, particularly one as longstanding and bitter as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many would assume that reconciliation is a distant hope, if…
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October 2024
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Grapevine October 20, 2024: Hope and memory | Jerusalem Post
It’s one thing for Jews and Palestinians who have lost loved ones at each other’s hands to come together and seek a path to peace when…
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October 2024
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Layla al-Sheikh and Robi Damelin, mothers (in mourning) for peace, to TPI: “No one kills in the name of our children” | Ruetir
“When you lose a child, at the same time, you also lose your fear. You no longer fear anything.”
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October 2024
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Interview Bassam Aramin: In the Eye of the Storm | Novi Magazine
The man has the right to defend himself, not to occupy, says Palestinian Basam Aramin, a Muslim and a Peace activist in the Peace Fighters Movement…
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October 2024
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The Check-in: One Year with Robi Damelin | Telos
This week, we hear from our dear friend Robi Damelin, who is a peacemaker, internationally renowned speaker, and mother.
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October 2024
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Who will receive Nobel Peace Prize in 2024? | IFSH
It would be a good idea to award the prize to an organization or person who, despite current developments, is working towards understanding between Israelis and…
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October 2024
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Grieving from war, Israelis and Palestinians still believe in peace | LaCroix International
Amid the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Parent Circle NGO unites bereaved families from both sides, fostering reconciliation through shared grief.
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October 2024
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Hamas killed my parents on October 7 – I’d rather fight for ceasefire than over who’s right’ | Mirror
Magen Inon’s world turned upside down when both his parents were killed by Hamas in the horrific October 7 attack. Now, he’s focused on changing reality…
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October 2024
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It is a year since my mother was murdered at her kibbutz. Out of this horror, surely peace must come | The Guardian
I’ve found a political reawakening, and learned that the only way this will end is if we turn our enemies into our partners
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October 2024
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It is important for us to raise a different voice’ | BBC
As conflict escalates across the Middle East, I met two Londoners – one Israeli and one Palestinian – who shared with me their grief and trauma…
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October 2024
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October 7 Reflections: In Search of Peace, Justice, and Security | AFT
“Palestinians and Jews who want peace, security, freedom, justice, and self-determination, who are fighting for a better life and for peace. We need to listen to…
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October 2024
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Oct. 7 didn’t start time; it was an outcome’: Vivian Silver’s son on staying true to her legacy | CBC
Yonatan Zeigen has taken up his mother’s cause of ending conflict between Israelis and Palestinians
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October 2024
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‘We must have hope, we can’t go on killing one another’ | Irish Independent
author Colum McCann speaks to friends from two sides of the bitter Israeli-Palestinian divide
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October 2024
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Bereaved families cross the Israeli-Palestinian divide | The Groundtruth Project
With the dark plumes of war sweeping across the region, it is hard to find any daylight for dialogue where people dare to reach out across…
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October 2024
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Finding Reconciliation Amid the Fog of Grief and Loss | NYU
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians discussed the path to embracing their shared humanity at the semester’s first NYU in Dialogue event
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October 2024
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NYC universities model ‘respectful dialogue’ ahead of protests marking Oct. 7 anniversary | Gothamist
As New York City’s college campuses brace for protests marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the ongoing war, administrators are…
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October 2024
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What Should I do with this Pain? | Tom Dispatch
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Use Their Grief to Advocate for Reconciliation and Peace Together
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October 2024
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Javier Bardem on Gaza: ‘We cannot remain indifferent’ in call for hostage release and cease-fire | AP News
Two of his close friends, one Israeli, one Palestinian, both lost daughters to violence years ago and have bonded together in their shared pain and desire…
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September 2024
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His Mother’s Murder Woke Him Up From a ‘Political Coma’ | New York Times
The son of a peace activist brutally killed on Oct. 7 is determined to make sure that her dream for Israel does not die with her.
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September 2024
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On US tour, Israelis and Palestinians united by violence hold fast to hopes for peace | The Times of Israel
With conflict seeming more inexorable than ever, victims from both sides tell US audiences understanding and willpower can keep future generations from paying the price they’ve…
