Amid the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Parent Circle NGO unites bereaved families from both sides, fostering reconciliation through shared grief.
Grieving from war, Israelis and Palestinians still believe in peace | LaCroix International
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Hamas killed my parents on October 7 – I’d rather fight for ceasefire than over who’s right’ | Mirror
Magen Inon’s world turned upside down when both his parents were killed by Hamas in the horrific October 7 attack. Now, he’s focused on changing reality and calling for an imminent ceasefire.
It is a year since my mother was murdered at her kibbutz. Out of this horror, surely peace must come | The Guardian
I’ve found a political reawakening, and learned that the only way this will end is if we turn our enemies into our partners
It is important for us to raise a different voice’ | BBC
As conflict escalates across the Middle East, I met two Londoners – one Israeli and one Palestinian – who shared with me their grief and trauma and thoughts for the future, one year on.
October 7 Reflections: In Search of Peace, Justice, and Security | AFT
“Palestinians and Jews who want peace, security, freedom, justice, and self-determination, who are fighting for a better life and for peace. We need to listen to their voices. These are our allies. They have shown us a path forward.”
Oct. 7 didn’t start time; it was an outcome’: Vivian Silver’s son on staying true to her legacy | CBC
Yonatan Zeigen has taken up his mother’s cause of ending conflict between Israelis and Palestinians
‘We must have hope, we can’t go on killing one another’ | Irish Independent
author Colum McCann speaks to friends from two sides of the bitter Israeli-Palestinian divide
Bereaved families cross the Israeli-Palestinian divide | The Groundtruth Project
With the dark plumes of war sweeping across the region, it is hard to find any daylight for dialogue where people dare to reach out across the divide and talk about peace.
Finding Reconciliation Amid the Fog of Grief and Loss | NYU
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians discussed the path to embracing their shared humanity at the semester’s first NYU in Dialogue event
NYC universities model ‘respectful dialogue’ ahead of protests marking Oct. 7 anniversary | Gothamist
As New York City’s college campuses brace for protests marking the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the ongoing war, administrators are hosting events modeling “respectful, open dialogue.”