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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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December 2024
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Georgetown Partners on New Dialogue Program to Address Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Georgetown University
Georgetown has partnered with an organization of bereaved Israelis and Palestinian families to produce a program that fosters meaningful dialogue about the human side of the…
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December 2024
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St. Thomas Panelists Discuss Finding Peace After Conflict | St Thomas University
Amid conflict, regardless of the root of that conflict, respect and dialogue are fundamental steps toward a peaceful future.
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November 2024
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The Heat: Middle East Conflict | CGTN
Layla Alsheikh is a Writer and Activist, and member of The PCFF. Robi Damelin is the Spokesperson & International Relations Manager of The PCFF.
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November 2024
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A Message From Oct. 7 Bereaved Families: It’s Time to End the Gaza War | Haaretz
We, who all lost loved ones in Hamas’ vicious assault, know the feelings of anger and pain that could push individuals towards acts of revenge.
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November 2024
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The Heat: Middle East Conflict | CGTN
The Heat: Middle East Conflict CGTN Layla Alsheikh is a Writer and Activist, and member of The PCFF. Robi Damelin is the Spokesperson & International Relations…
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November 2024
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Voices for Peace: Robi Damelin and Layla Alsheikh | Washington Post
Meet two peacemakers who will not let their voices be drowned out by the Oct.7 massacre or the death and destruction of the Israel-Gaza War.
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November 2024
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Israeli and Palestinian moms know loss, work for peace | ABC
Robi Damelin and Layla Alsheikh, who each lost a son in the decades’ long conflict, are involved with Parents Circle, a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization made up…
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November 2024
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Grapevine: Nov. 17, 2024: An early start | Jerusalem Post
It is natural during war for opposing forces to hate each other whether they are combatants or not. But there are always exceptions – people who…
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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
