A new educational program promotes empathy through stories of shared humanity

At the beginning of the month, an internal Education Ministry committee convened to consider whether to restore the Parents Circle – Families Forum, an Israeli-Palestinian group of bereaved parents, to the ministry’s database of approved outside providers to schools.

Israel’s Education Ministry has once again barred the Parents Circle – Families Forum, a joint Israeli-Palestinian group of bereaved parents, from inclusion in its database of organizations authorized to provide outside programming for schools.

The organizers of a recent six-day peace march from Shfaram to the Gaza border, that drew much smaller crowds than the previous peace event by the It’s Time movement, refuse to despair.

Georgetown has partnered with an organization of bereaved Israelis and Palestinian families to produce a program that fosters meaningful dialogue about the human side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Amid conflict, regardless of the root of that conflict, respect and dialogue are fundamental steps toward a peaceful future.

Layla Alsheikh is a Writer and Activist, and member of The PCFF. Robi Damelin is the Spokesperson & International Relations Manager of The PCFF.

We, who all lost loved ones in Hamas’ vicious assault, know the feelings of anger and pain that could push individuals towards acts of revenge.

The Heat: Middle East Conflict CGTN Layla Alsheikh is a Writer and Activist, and member of The PCFF. Robi Damelin is the Spokesperson & International Relations Manager of The PCFF.

Meet two peacemakers who will not let their voices be drowned out by the Oct.7 massacre or the death and destruction of the Israel-Gaza War.