Webinar recording available Meet the Newly Bereaved Our Shared Pain and Purpose May 20, 2025 https://youtu.be/Sq4oD8vr2M4 As Israel intensifies its military campaign and Gaza endures ongoing devastation, the voices of those directly affected by this war are more important than ever. In October 2023, Hala Al-Bukhari, a Palestinian from Jerusalem, lost her sister and 33 … Continue reading [WEBINAR] Meet the Newly Bereaved: Our Shared Pain and Purpose

Today the Parents Circle launched an unprecedented campaign, on billboards throughout Israeli and Palestinian territories: Enough! Halas! Maspik!  The billboards have been placed in central locations throughout Israeli and Palestinian territories to express a joint call to end the war, for everyone to return to their homes, end the occupation, and adopt political solutions – … Continue reading Enough! Campaign

Following the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Ceremony, on April 29, join us for a collective journey of reflection. This interactive program brings together people from around the world in a practice of re-imagination. After honoring our shared grief and humanity, where does our shared hope lead us? We will reflect together on themes such as land, … Continue reading [WEBINAR] Walking the Path of Pain and Possibility: A collective journey of reflection and re-imagination

The Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, organized by Combatants for Peace and The Parents Circle – Families Forum, is the largest Israeli-Palestinian jointly organized peace event in history. The Joint Memorial Ceremony provides a unique opportunity for Israelis and Palestinians to grieve together and stand strong in demanding an end to the occupation and ongoing violence. … Continue reading The 2025 Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony

by Shiri OurianExecutive DirectorAmerican Friends of the Parents Circle March 10, 2025 I spent a week in South Africa with the Parents Circle’s partner organization, TELOS, listening and learning, processing and grappling, uncovering and bearing witness. My intent was clear—to return with insights from South Africa to inform my leadership of American Friends of the … Continue reading Reflections from South Africa: Lessons on Reconciliation and the Questions That Remain

Over the summer, a Hezbollah rocket hit a soccer field and killed 12 children in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, in northern Israel. The Parents Circle went to meet the grieving parents who are also full of hope and a deep desire to live in peace and without violence. The families we met felt … Continue reading Tears Know No Borders

صوت النساء – إسرائيليات وفلسطينيات من أجل التغييريتشرف منتدى العائلات الثكلى الإسرائيلي الفلسطيني بدعوتكم للقاء بمناسبة يوم المرأة العالمي: 6.3 الخميس  الساعة 20:00 عبر زووم خلود – أم ثكلى، من أعضاء منتدى العائلات الثكلى معيان ينون – بنت فاقدة، من أعضاء منتدى العائلات الثكلىعالية مليحات – صحفية فلسطينية وناشطة في حقوق الإنسان والسلامميكما ألموغ – ناشطة … Continue reading [WEBINAR] Her Voice, Our Future

קול הנשים – ישראליות ופלסטיניות למען שינויפורום המשפחות השכולות הישראלי-פלסטיני מזמין למפגש בסימן יום האישה הבינלאומי:  יום חמישי 6.3 20:00 זום חולוד – אם שכולה, חברת הפורוםמעין ינון – בת שכולה, חברת הפורוםעליה מילחאת –  עיתונאית פלסטינית ופעילת זכויות אדם ושלום מיקה אלמוג – פעילת שלום ומנהלת התוכן של קואליציית השלום הגיע הזמןהיילי גלגוט – עו”ד … Continue reading [WEBINAR] Her Voice, Our Future