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.
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 Manager of The PCFF.
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.
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 of more than 700 bereaved families.
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 realize that war and its accompanying traumas seldom offer positive solutions
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 not entirely impossible. But there exists a beacon of hope in the form of the Parents Circle.
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 things are relatively quiet, but it’s a much more difficult exercise during wartime.
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.”
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 , the main character in two documentaries and a novel.
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.