Robi Damelin

Israeli/Palestinian reconciliation.

[The Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum @PCFForg]

עברית אחרי ערבית English follows
بسام عرامين فقد ابنته عبير عام 2007، وروبي دملين فقدت ابنها ديفيد عام 2002. ومن قلب هذا الفقد، اختارا أن يواصلا العمل من أجل السلام وإنهاء دائرة العنف.

المتحدثان بإسم منت��ى العائلات الثكلى الإسرائيلي-الفلسطيني، بسام عرامين وروبي دملين، في لقاء خاص مع قناة CNN بمناسبة مرور ثلاث سنوات على أحداث 7 أكتوبر والحرب على غزة، يتحدثان عن تجربتهما مع الفقد، ورؤيتهما للسلام، والحاجة الملحّة إلى وقف دوامة العنف المتصاعد.

בסאם עראמין איבד את בתו עביר בשנת 2007, ורובי דמלין איבדה את בנה דיוויד בשנת 2002. מתוך השכול והכאב האישי שלהם, בחרו השניים להמשיך ולפעול למען השלום ולסיום מעגל האלימות.

הדוברים של פורום המשפחות השכולות הישראלי-פלסטיני, בסאם עראמין ורובי דמלין, בראיון מיוחד ל-CNN לציון שלוש שנים לאירועי 7 באוקטובר ולמלחמה בעזה, משתפים בחוויית השכול שלהם, בחזונם לשלום ובצורך הדחוף לעצור את מעגל האלימות ההולכת ומסלימה.

Bassam Aramin lost his daughter, Abir, in 2007, and Robi Damelin lost her son, David, in 2002. From the experience of personal loss and grief, they chose to continue working for peace and an end to the cycle of violence.

Spokespersons of the Parents Circle، Families Forum (PCFF), Bassam Aramin and Robi Damelin, join CNN for a special interview marking three years since the events of October 7 and the war in Gaza, sharing their experiences of loss, their vision for peace, and the urgent need to stop the escalating cycle of violence.

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

"This work has become more and more lonely. But that's the reason that we have to continue," Israeli peace activist Robi Damelin @PCFFIP tells me. "I am so ashamed of what is happening... in the West Bank, and we have to draw attention to that... It's not easy for me to say these things, but if I don't, if I don't tell the truth, there's no possibility that I could make change."

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“What’s the meaning of grief? Is it a political affiliation? Is the pain in a blue and white flag or perhaps a Palestinian flag? I don't think so. I think the pain is the same pain.” Robi Damelin @PCFFIP has dedicated her life to bringing peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Today she joined me to reflect on the loss and pain of October 7th.

[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

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[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

@JohnLyndon_ I shall miss this dear man

[Michael Mann @MichaelMannEU]

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.

[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

@MichaelMannEU @ThePCFF @cfpeace Thank you for the opportunity to share a message of hope, and so graciously opening your home

[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

@JohnLyndon_ @Keir_Starmer So needed

[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

@MichaelMannEU @PCFForg Thank you Ambassador for your compassionate listening and interest in the work of the Parents Circle-Families Forum.

[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

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[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

@SwissAmbIL @ThePCFF @SwissPeaceHR @SwissMFAmena @B8ofHope @PrinciplesPeace @WomenWagePeace Thank you Ambassador. For your compassionate listening.

[AMB Simon Geissbühler @SwissAmbIL]

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.

[Gili Getz @giligetz]

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.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

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.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

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.”

[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

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[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

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[מעוז معوز Maoz @maozinon]

"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

[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

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[Robi Damelin @PCFFIP]

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