On this solemn day of remembrance, honoured to host colleagues for a meaningful conversation w/Parents' Circle @ThePCFF and Combatants for Peace @cfpeace. We watched the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony, a moving reminder that both sides have suffered for far too long.
Thanks to Robi Damelin & Ilana Bergsagel of the "Parents Circle - Families Forum" @ThePCFF for coming to the embassy & presenting their reconciliation work as a grassroots organization of Palestinian & Israeli families who have lost immediate family members due to the conflict.
I stand with my friend @AyOdeh against the racist “impeachment process” that is part of an authoritarian move by the Netanyahu government to silence Palestinian citizens of Israel and take away their voting rights. It will make no one safe or free. Only peace and equality will.
Gazans on social media are thanking Jewish protesters at the Gaza border who called for an end to the war and the release of hostages—saying they’ve shown more moral clarity than most pro-Palestine voices in the West and the Arab world.
They note that while many in the West and across the Arab world protest only to praise Hamas, these Jewish voices are standing up for Gaza’s civilians—for life, justice, and humanity.
That’s what true solidarity looks like—and Gazans are recognizing it with gratitude and clarity.
Right now, hundreds of brave Israelis are marching towards the border with Gaza, demanding the Israeli government stop the bombing and starvation—and bring back the hostages.
Many are also holding placards that read: “Palestinian Lives Matter.”
"We cannot go on killing each other."
Robi Damelin, spokesperson for the Parents Circle – Families Forum, joined Al Jazeera English to speak not as a political analyst, but as a mother who lost her son — and as part of a growing movement of Israelis and Palestinians working together for peace.
In her words:
"I want to talk about the people on the ground that are working to make change, because that’s what’s important."
This week, thousands will gather in Jerusalem for the *People’s Peace Summit* — a grassroots, anti-war event initiated by those who have lost everything and still believe in reconciliation.
Watch the full interview and join us in amplifying voices that refuse to give up on humanity.
@PCFForg@PCFFIP@ALLMEP@AJEnglish
פורום המשפחות השכולות הישראלי-פלסטיני קורא לעצירת המלחמה בעזה. הקריאה הועלתה בכרזות חוצות שנתלו בשטחי הרשות ובדרך איילון. הערב יקיים הפורום בפעם ה-20 את טקס הזיכרון המשותף לשני הצדדים, בהנחיית שירה גפן ופידאא שחאדה, חברת מועצת העיר לוד. בין הנואמים שורדת השבי ליאת אצילי מניר עוז, שאיבדה את בן זוגה אביב, ומוסא ג'ומעה מרמאללה, שבן דודו נהרג לעיניו מאש צה"ל. הטקס יתקיים בתל אביב במיקום שעדיין טרם נמסר