Tamar Shamir and Mohamed Abu Jafar tried for years to bring Jews and Palestinians together. Now they wonder if they ever understood each other
They worked together as peace activists. Oct. 7 changed everything | New York Times Magazine
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Thank you for joining us for “Confronting Grief: Meet the Newly Bereaved”
Thank you! Thank you for joining us today for Confronting Grief: Meet the Newly Bereaved Please keep a look out in your email inbox for the recording of today’s program. The ongoing tragic events since October 7th show the immediate and desperate need for peace. Your support of our peace and reconciliation work is more important … Continue reading Thank you for joining us for “Confronting Grief: Meet the Newly Bereaved”
“The Price of War” – Anat Marnin, Holding Onto Humanity
DONATE NOW “For already 50 years, October 7th brings me back to the bloody war in which I lost both of my brothers. While I was filled with sadness and soul searching for their absence in my life, and on the steep price of all wars, and while I was wondering whether this year I … Continue reading “The Price of War” – Anat Marnin, Holding Onto Humanity
[WEBINAR] Confronting Grief: Meet the Newly Bereaved
Webinar recording available Confronting Grief Meet the Newly Bereaved December 19, 2023 https://youtu.be/PxMqsT8JkxQ Maoz Inon is one of the newest bereaved members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum. Inon’s parents were killed on October 7th, 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel. Mohamed Abu Jafar, a Palestinian member of the Parents Circle, lost his brother in … Continue reading [WEBINAR] Confronting Grief: Meet the Newly Bereaved
Israeli Peace Activist Robi Damelin | CNN
One of the main proponents of this peace movement is Robi Damelin, whose son David was killed by a Palestinian sniper in 2002. Instead of being consumed by hate and revenge, she devotes her life towards peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Israeli peace activist: ‘Contribute to compassion instead of hatred’ | CNN
Robi Damelin says peace can happen overnight, but ‘we have to do the work that we’re doing, as much as we can.’
Together for Humanity vigil held outside Downing Street | Jewish News
An event to demonstrate that neither side in the Israel-Hamas conflict had the monopoly on pain and suffering drew a crowd of hundreds on Sunday, to stand in a vigil opposite Downing Street and pledge to work for peace.
Who are you actually helping by taking a side? | Express
Robi Damelin lost her son to a Palestinian sniper and now represents bereaved families of both Israelis and Palestinians. It is perhaps a natural thing to choose a side. For Israel and Palestine, since October 7, it is the flavor of the month
Parents group working towards peace amid Israeli-Hamas War | CNN
CNN’s Kim Brunhuber speaks with Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, former directors of the “Parents Circle – Families Forum.” It’s a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization, founded in 1995, of more than 600 families, all of whom have lost an immediate family member to conflict in the region over years.
Israeli, Gazan children impacted by war commemorated in exhibit | Jerusalem Post
A group of Israeli illustrators created a virtual illustrated exhibit to draw focus on the children living through war and to commemorate the innocent who lost their lives.