2017

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Stories, op-eds, events and press coverage from the bereaved families doing this work — and from the Americans standing with them.

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December 27, 2017

How I sleep better at night

Dear Friends, It isn’t hard to find worthy causes in a world as broken as ours. The greater challenge, at least for me, is to decide which of the many worthy causes I dare adopt as my own.…

December 21, 2017

Op-ed

I lost my son but I didn’t lose my hope

Cry the Beloved Country by Aaron Barnea, bereaved father and Parents Circle member Last week I had a very difficult experience that I’d like to share with as…
December 5, 2017

Young adults

Update: Young Ambassadors for Peace Program

The group of Israeli and Palestinian youth participants in our Young Ambassadors for Peace (YAP) program arrived late last Thursday night after a very long 6-hour bus ride…
November 13, 2017

Op-ed

“What do I care about your daughter that you lost 20 years ago? I am suffering today!”

Clapping with One Hand by Rami Elhanan, Israeli co-Director, Parents Circle – Families Forum The driver was late yet again and at the entrance to Ibn Rushd High…
August 3, 2017

Op-ed

A Palestinian Flag at Jewish Camps: No Need for Apologies

By Shiri Ourian, Executive Director, American Friends of the Parents Circle Last week, while Camp Solomon Schechter, a Jewish summer camp outside of Seattle, hosted Palestinian and…
July 18, 2017

Project

Young Ambassadors for Peace
June 21, 2017

Youth

Israeli and Palestinian Youth Gearing Up For Summer Program

“In the dialogue meetings there are moments that it feels like everyone is together: there is no Israeli or Palestinian side. Everyone is listening together to the same…
May 21, 2017

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April 30, 2017

Memorial ceremony

We quickly mobilize to stand together on Memorial Day

Dear Friends, As you know, tonight is the Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony, during which Israelis and Palestinians stand together to remember the lost loved ones and speak in…
April 27, 2017

Women

This is how we build peace in Israel and Palestine

Since January, the Parents Circle-Families Forum has held nearly 15 “Women to Women” Dialogue Meetings. These important meetings are led by bereaved Israeli and Palestinian women who share…