American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum

09/14/2026

After more than 8 years of waiting for justice, the settler convicted of killing Aisha al-Rabi in 2018 has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. Aisha was killed after he threw a large stone at her car; she was killed in front of her husband and children who were in the vehicle.

Aisha was the wife of Yaqoub Rabi, a PCFF Member & Community Manager. Please take a minute to read his story and thoughts on this verdict: www.parentscirclefriends.org/yaqoub-update-oct2026

Justice does not end with holding the person who killed Aisha accountable for his actions. It means working towards a reality in which the value of a human life is not determined by identity or nationality.

We are with you, Yaqoub ❤🙏

09/13/2026

Over 1,700 Palestinian children across the West Bank received school supplies in the Parents Circle's Back to School Campaign - Packing Hope. This was made possible thanks to your support!!

For children growing up under the realities of occupation, hardship, checkpoints, and violence, these school bags and supplies are the least we can do. Bereaved Palestinians and Israelis met with children and educators, heard about their daily realities, and distributed school bags.

We will continue to build community through solidarity. Thank you to everyone who walks with us on this journey.

09/11/2026

Shana Tova to all who celebrate ❤🙏

Hope for a better year is not just a greeting or a wish.

Hope is something we create through action. And the more we act, the stronger our hope becomes.

As the Jewish new year approaches, we invite you to join us in turning hope into action - for equality, security, freedom, and peace for all people.

09/09/2026

09/08/2026

“There is room here for everyone. The people here want to live together, in peace.”
These were among the first words Wajih said to us, as we sat on his porch in Idhna, looking out over the hills and the village.
Wajih is a longtime member of the Parents Circle, his brother was shot by an Israeli soldier when he was just 13 years old.
Early Thursday morning, soldiers entered his home looking for someone. His sons told them there was no one by that name in the house. The soldiers forced them against the wall, overturned a table, and threatened them at gunpoint. Only after one opened a tablet and said the last name of the person they were looking for did it become clear that they were actually looking for a neighbor. Wajih’s son was taken at gunpoint to show the soldiers where the correct house was.
Even the road to Idhna tells a story.
The entrance to the village from the Tarqumiyah checkpoint side has been blocked for nearly three years. Some 30,000 residents have been living with the consequences of a closure that disrupts almost every aspect of daily life. A trip to Hebron that once took about ten minutes now takes around an hour and a half. Businesses suffer, daily life is disrupted, and some children struggle to get to school.
Idhna is only about a five-minute drive from Kibbutz Beit Guvrin. Two realities so different, separated by such a short distance. It surprises me every time — and horrifies me, too.
Through all of this, Wajih does not sound hopeless. He is a businessman and an expert in farm construction. He worked in Israel for many years and consults in countries across the Arab world. He and his wife raised five well-educated children — a warm and wonderful family.
There is something deeply unsettling about sitting across from someone who has been through a night like that, who lives in a reality like this, and hearing him say:
“There is room here for everyone.”
I think a lot about the people who choose peace not when it is easy, but precisely when reality gives them every reason to give up on it.
- Written by Mor Ynon, Israeli PCFF Member & Board Chair

09/07/2026

The Parents Circle-Families Forum had another meaningful opportunity to share love, care, and hope with our children in the villages of Al-Mughayyir and Mikhmas, near Ramallah.

We distributed school bags to the children, hoping that each small bag will be the beginning of a big journey filled with education, hope, and success. 🎒❤️

It was a beautiful and deeply touching day. A child’s smile can make all the effort worthwhile and remind us that one of the most beautiful things we can do is stand beside our children and let them know that there are people who care about them and believe in their future.

Children deserve joy. They deserve education. And they deserve a safer, brighter future.

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to and took part in this meaningful initiative. 🌿❤️

09/06/2026

The new school year is just about to begin. Every child is excited for the year ahead and wants to start it with a new school bag and all the supplies they need.

Palestinian children have grown up in a difficult reality of violence, occupation, fear, and anxiety.

“Packing Hope” is our way of supporting Palestinian children and bringing them some joy, with the hope that they will have a good and peaceful school year.

Everything we do at the Parents Circle is dedicated to building a better future and protecting the security and rights of all people.

09/04/2026

We are SO close! Just 32 backpacks away from our goal and this is your chance to help cross that line. Please consider making a donation today, any amount helps: www.parentscirclefriends.org/backtoschool

We are excited to announce that we have secured a $10,000 matching donation for the Back to School campaign!

Today is the first day of school for Palestinian children. They are headed to school under the backdrop of military checkpoints, settler violence, and demolition orders.

Despite all these barriers, the Parents Circle is continuing the Back-to-School campaign, bringing backpacks, school supplies, and smiles to kids across the West Bank.

Double your gift, double your impact today: www.parentscirclefriends.org/backtoschool

09/03/2026

The Parents Circle-Families Forum continues dstributing school bags to children in Bedouin communities and other vulnerable communities exposed to violence by settlers and the Israeli military.

This is our way of expressing solidarity and support, and of bringing a smile to the children’s faces as they prepare for the start of the new school year.

In Al-Farsiya, we held a special day of programming for children. We spent time together, enjoying creative activities and games, and distributed school bags in an atmosphere that highlighted how important it is for every child to feel surrounded by care, love, and support.

Next up, we're meeting communities across the Jordan Valley — Mak-hul, Samra, Ein al-Hilweh, Al-Farisiya, Naba’ al-Ghazal, Ahmir, and Al-Hadidiya — as well as other areas in the coming days.

We will continue this campaign in an effort to reach as many communities and children as possible, because every smile we bring to a child’s face is another step toward a more humane and peaceful future.

09/02/2026

Here is where the journey begins…

We are now setting out to reach many villages across the West Bank. We began at the school in Shu’ab al-Botam in Masafer Yatta, and from there we are continuing our initiative to distribute school bags and supplies to children, helping them start the new school year on a brighter note and bringing smiles of joy and hope to their faces.