by Yoav PeckDirector of Community RelationsParents Circle – Families Forum PCFF co-Directors, Osama Abu Ayyash and Yuval Rahamim, were joined by others from the Forum to extend their condolences to the Al-Alami family at the loss of their 12 year old son, Mohammed Al-Alami, at the family’s home in Beit Umar in the West Bank. … Continue reading Horror and Hope in Beit Ummar

Join us on September 21st — International Peace Day — from 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT to meet and honor incredible peacemakers from all over the world who have suffered a tragic loss due to violence and conflict and have used the power of their pain to create a positive, meaningful change in the world. … Continue reading Webinar – Global Peacemakers After Loss

by Robi Damelin Bereaved Israeli mother Parents Circle – Families Forum Photo of Naftali Bennett – Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90 To Prime Minister Bennett:    How pleased we were to see you finally meeting with the most important leader of the free world, President Biden. This was your chance for a new opportunity to create a bi-partisan relationship and repair … Continue reading A letter from a bereaved mother to Israeli Prime Minister Bennett

Join us for a webinar live from the Parents Circle’s 2021 Youth Peace Camp! We will be joined by Israeli and Palestinian camp counselors and campers, who will share with us what they’ve been doing at the camp, the difficult conversations they’ve had, and the fun activities. The Parents Circle’s Youth Peace Camp brings together … Continue reading Webinar Live from the Youth Peace Camp

Rawand Aqtam, Youth Peace Camp Manager I am so excited to share that I’m going to be a counselor at the annual Summer Program for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian youth. I live in Nablus, Palestine where I practice law. This will be my 12th summer at the Youth Peace Camp. I attended the summer program … Continue reading A message from the Youth Peace Camp manager

August 2021 How will you help the next generation of peace? The Parents Circle’s Youth Peace Camp brings together Israeli and Palestinian teens for five days of shared experiences, in order to help dispel stereotypes and to create the next generation of peace leaders. Each summer, the Parents Circle holds a summer program for peace … Continue reading Youth Peace Camp

The Parents Circle stays away from the politics of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, but we are fully involved in the human impact of it. Check out our ad in The Hill. How you can help To run the Peace Square, Parents Circle needs financial support for promotion, advertising, translations, and other expenses. Help us raise our voice.Support … Continue reading The Parents Circle in The Hill

Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians will host the Israeli and Palestinian public to the virtual Peace Square every night to hear voices of peace, humanization and empathy.   The voices of bereaved Israelis and Palestinians speak louder than rockets, bombs and sirens.   The Peace Square will include guest speakers, bereaved members sharing their stories, music, deep dialogue and more.  At … Continue reading Emergency Fund for the Peace Square

Candlelight Vigil with Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Bereaved Israelis and Palestiniansinvite you to join us for an online candlelight vigil: The Parents Circle – Families Forum welcomes the ceasefire enacted May 21st. We continue holding vigil to help heal damage to hearts and minds and find our way back to the path to peace. We, bereaved Israeli … Continue reading Candlelight Vigil with Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians

Recording AvailableVisit the Palestinian Village of Lifta May 11, 2021 https://youtu.be/S_69HFTHUbk A virtual tour of the destroyed Palestinian village, Lifta, occupied in 1948 and completely depopulated. Our personal tour guide, Umar al-Ghubari, showed us why Lifta is a symbol of the “Nakba,” — the catastrophe for Palestinians still living out the impact of 1948 until … Continue reading WEBINAR — Visit the Palestinian Village of Lifta