2021
What’s New
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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September 14, 2021
Op-ed
Horror and Hope in Beit Ummar
by Yoav PeckDirector of Community RelationsParents Circle – Families Forum PCFF co-Directors, Osama Abu Ayyash and Yuval Rahamim, were joined by others from the Forum to extend their…
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September 9, 2021
Webinar
Webinar – Global Peacemakers After Loss
Recording Available – Global Peacemakers After Loss https://youtu.be/HRvKpqOYtyw On September 21st — International Peace Day — AF-PCFF hosted a webinar discussion to meet and honor incredible peacemakers from…
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August 30, 2021
Op-ed
A letter from a bereaved mother to Israeli Prime Minister Bennett
by Robi Damelin Bereaved Israeli mother Parents Circle – Families Forum Photo of Naftali Bennett – Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90 To Prime Minister Bennett: How pleased we were to see you finally…
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July 23, 2021
Youth
A message from the Youth Peace Camp manager
Rawand Aqtam, Youth Peace Camp Manager I am so excited to share that I’m going to be a counselor at the annual Summer Program for bereaved Israeli and…
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May 3, 2021
Webinar
WEBINAR — Visit the Palestinian Village of Lifta
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…
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April 29, 2021
Member story
On the Road to Reconciliation
https://youtu.be/a4aD6Xz2ynY “Over the years, I abandoned my thoughts for revenge. I understood there’s no point in additional killing. It does no good for anybody. It’s not going to…
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April 16, 2021
Member story
Sharing Memories
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…
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April 12, 2021
Memorial ceremony
Stand for peace tomorrow
“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…
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March 5, 2021
Women
Flowers of Hope on International Women’s Day
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,…
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February 3, 2021
Member story
Meet Itai and Aisha
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…
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