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Reflections from South Africa: Lessons on Reconciliation and the Questions That Remain

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

Tears Know No Borders

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

Urgent Update Re: USAID

Today our team in Israel and Palestine received this message from USAID: Dear Partner: Your award is being terminated for convenience and the interests of the U.S. Government pursuant to a directive from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in his capacity as the Acting Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development…Secretary Rubio and … Continue reading Urgent Update Re: USAID

[WEBINAR] Her Voice, Our Future

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

[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

[WEBINAR] Her Voice, Our Future

Webinar recording available Her Voice, Our Future International Women’s Day Webinar March 6, 2025 Join us for a special International Women’s Day webinar with Israeli, Palestinian, and international women changemakers. Kholoud – bereaved Palestinian mother, PCFF memberMaayan Inon – bereaved Israeli daughter, PCFF memberAliya Milhat – Palestinian journalist and human rights and peace activistMika Almog – … Continue reading [WEBINAR] Her Voice, Our Future

Ramadan Solidarity: Supporting Bereaved Palestinian Peace Makers

Over the past year, we’ve seen increased military presence and settler violence throughout the West Bank. Many Palestinians who worked in Israel lost their jobs, and food prices have soared. More checkpoints have gone up throughout the West Bank, seriously limiting mobility. With a deteriorating economy, we want to ensure that peacemaking families can sustain … Continue reading Ramadan Solidarity: Supporting Bereaved Palestinian Peace Makers

Our hands are shaking

Nadine Quomsieh and Ayelet HarelPalestinian and Israeli co-DirectorsParents Circle – Families Forum January 15, 2025 Our hands shake as we write this—barely believing this moment has come. A flood of emotions—excitement, nervousness, anxiety, and deep sorrow—overwhelms us. This war has cost us too much. Our hearts have been torn apart every single day over the … Continue reading Our hands are shaking