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

Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum share memories of the loved ones they’ve lost as part of the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CRBCAPrTF4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k2Vd9QJdtAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfED_R_UDDkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9FHxhVmlJ8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE2qhv5kKWo Watch the recording of the 2021 Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony

“What a model for the rest of us, for the rest of the planet, of how we can resolve conflicts.” –Richard Gere The 16th Annual Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony is tomorrow! Join us– register now to attend. Co-hosted by Combatants for Peace and Parents Circle – Families Forum, our online Ceremony brings Palestinians and … Continue reading Stand for peace tomorrow

Webinar Recording available Asking the Hard Questions Preparing for the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony https://youtu.be/p_xj25VTllo Get a behind the scenes look into the challenging questions and sensitivities that go into putting together the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony.  We’ll ask our Parents Circle members and Combatants for Peace activists the burning issues they face when organizing … Continue reading WEBINAR — Asking the Hard Questions: Preparing for the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony

https://youtu.be/r-ZMFR84Z04 “I choose to dedicate this flower to every bereaved mother that has lost her child.”–Muna Abu Sarah, bereaved Palestinian mother of Khaled To mark International Women’s Day, bereaved Israeli and Palestinian women created a book of pressed flowers of hope for U.S. VP Kamala Harris to commemorate the loss of their 24 children, sisters, … Continue reading Flowers of Hope on International Women’s Day

Meet Israeli, Itai Horowitz and Palestinian, Aisha Alfaris, the Parents Circle’s Board of Directors Chairperson and Vice Chair. “Tell us a little about yourselves.” Itai: My family and I live in Tel Aviv. My father, Shmuel, was killed in an attack on a bus traveling to Egypt in 1990. I became an active member of … Continue reading Meet Itai and Aisha