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First signs of what’s at stake with Israel’s new government

The first signs of what’s at stake following Israel’s right-wing government election results are already making themselves known. Yesterday, Galili High School in Kfar Saba, amidst pressure and threats, cancelled its Dialogue Meeting with the Parents Circle after many years of successful programming. Donate now to support our peace education programs Right wing activists on … Continue reading First signs of what’s at stake with Israel’s new government

Webinar – Our Tears Are the Same Color

Our Tears Are the Same Color Dialogue Meeting with Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli Peacemakers December 1, 2022 https://youtu.be/STA_Is-_dds American Friends of the Parents Circle invites you to a Dialogue Meeting with bereaved Palestinian and Israeli daughters, Ikhlas Ishtaya and Meytal Ofer. Dialogue Meetings like this one are under threat from the new right-wing government taking … Continue reading Webinar – Our Tears Are the Same Color

How the elections results will impact our work

by Yuval Rahamim Bereaved member and Israeli co-Director Parents Circle – Families Forum November 2, 2022 Tuesday’s elections may change the game for the Parents Circle. The results are not yet final, but it looks like a clear advantage to the right. The next Israeli government will have a strong, radical, religious and hateful axis. … Continue reading How the elections results will impact our work

A Palestinian Peacemaker on the Israeli Elections

by Osama Abuayyash Bereaved member and Palestinian co-Director Parents Circle – Families Forum October 28, 2022 For the first time in years, a government was formed in Israel that was made up of parties whose slogans were to reach a political settlement with the Palestinians, stop the construction and settlement of settlements, and fight against … Continue reading A Palestinian Peacemaker on the Israeli Elections

2022 Olive Harvest in at-Tuwani

On Saturday, October 22, Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle participated in a solidarity event in the village of at-Tuwani to pick olives, as we did in 2021. This event is central to the south and will be held with the participation of the Governor of Hebron, the Committee to Resist the Wall … Continue reading 2022 Olive Harvest in at-Tuwani

20 Years of Youth Peace Education

It’s not often that we celebrate. We are far too often focused on death, bereavement and violence. But today, we are celebrating 20 years of youth peace education. It was 20 years ago we held our first Summer Program for youth. For 20 years we have held Dialogue Meetings with Palestinian and Israeli youth in … Continue reading 20 Years of Youth Peace Education

What I learned about the conflict on a southern plantation

by Yuval Rahamim Bereaved member and Israeli Co-Director Parents Circle – Families Forum September 17, 2022 When I was invited to join the trip to the U.S. South to explore the history of slavery, civil rights and racial justice, I was reluctant. After all, my concern is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and not a remote story of … Continue reading What I learned about the conflict on a southern plantation

I never thought my first trip to the U.S. would look like this

by Laila AlsheikhBereaved Palestinian motherParents Circle – Families Forum September 13, 2022 I’ve been dreaming of visiting the U.S. ever since I can remember. I never expected that my first trip would be to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on a reconciliation learning journey. I’ve packed my comfortable walking shoes, my umbrella and my appetite for … Continue reading I never thought my first trip to the U.S. would look like this

Webinar – Reconciliation From the West Bank to Selma

Recording Available Webinar: Reconciliation From the West Bank to Selma Join us for a special International Peace Day webinar, live from Montgomery, Alabama. From September 14-21, a group of Americans and bereaved Israelis and Palestinians from the Parents Circle traveled on a Telos Group trip from New Orleans, to Jackson, to Selma and to Montgomery. … Continue reading Webinar – Reconciliation From the West Bank to Selma

“We want to live in peace” – Solidarity in Khan al-Ahmar

On Saturday, about 100 members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum and program alumni arrived to express their support and solidarity with the residents of Khan al-Ahmar, who are living under the threat of home demolitions and deportation. The townspeople hosted their visitors in the protest tent erected next to the school they had … Continue reading “We want to live in peace” – Solidarity in Khan al-Ahmar