Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan — they are two fathers, Palestinian and Israeli respectively, who at different times lost a daughter, still a child
One is Palestinian, the other Israeli: Sorrow made them friends | Aleteia
An interview with two fathers, a Palestinian and an Israeli, who both lost daughters in the conflict in the Holy Land, were able to meet the Pope.
Facing Easter amid war, Pope urges Holy Land Catholics not to lose hope | Crux
Pope Francis meets with friends Bassam Aramin, who is Palestinian, and Rami Elhanan, who is Israeli, at the Vatican prior to his general audience on March 27, 2024. Both are fathers who have lost daughters amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
Rami and Bassam: Pope Francis shared our pain | Vatican News
Two bereaved fathers, one an Israeli Jew and one a Palestinian Muslim, speak to Vatican News about their meeting with Pope Francis, who thanked them for their witness of fraternity.
Pope embraces bereaved Palestinian and Israeli fathers who found friendship amid war | Vatican News
Pope Francis shares an embrace with an Israeli and a Palestinian, each of whom lost a daughter, saying the two men “look beyond the enmity of war” and are now friends.
Pope remembers Holy Land Catholics, meets fathers bereaved by war | France 24
Pope Francis offered his solidarity Wednesday to Catholics in Israel and the Palestinian territories ahead of Easter, after meeting Jewish and Muslim bereaved fathers campaigning for peace.
Pope hosts Israeli, Palestinian fathers who both lost daughters in conflict | Times of Israel
Amid recent health concerns, pontiff praises Bassam Aramin, Rami Elhanan for the ‘friendship of two men who care about each other’ and seek peace instead of war
United in grief Israelis and Palestinians find power in empathy | Financial Review
During one of these visits in 2017, a colleague invited Takac to go to the joint Israeli Palestinian memorial ceremony, which is held around the end of Ramadan and on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day in May each year to mourn those lost during conflict.
Healing must start with the kids: “what kind of adults are they going to become?” | World Council of Churches
As director of International Relations for The Parents Circle-Families Forum, which has offices in Beit Jala on the West Bank and in Israel, Damelin has traveled to the US twice, as well as London and Italy, since the war in Gaza began.
Seeking peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict | WJCT
Today, we speak with families who are striving for peace and reconciliation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Despite facing personal hardships, they hold onto hope for positive change on both sides.