Friends of the Bereaved Families Forum

What we do

We are a UK support group of the Parents Circle - Families Forum; a joint Israeli and Palestinian organisation with over 850 bereaved families who have lost a close family member to the conflict. Instead of seeking revenge, they have committed to dialogue, reconciliation and peace. Read more
Become a trustee

Do you want to contribute to a ground-breaking charity working towards reconciliation in Israel and Palestine? UK Friends of the Parents Circle-Families Forum is looking for three new trustees to join the board. Find out more
Leave a legacy

Help spread the Parents Circle - Families Forum's message of peace and reconciliation in the UK by leaving a legacy to the UKF-PCFF. Read more
Talking peace in person

‘I didn’t think about revenge. If you consider violence you are a victim again. I decided not to be a victim' - Bassam Aramin, bereaved father Read more

Parents Circle wins its petition against the ministry of education!

On Sunday 14 June, the Jerusalem District Court reinstated the Parents Circle – Families Forum's school dialogue programme, overturning the Ministry of Education's ban. The ruling is a significant victory for peace education, dialogue and freedom of expression.

21st Joint Memorial Ceremony

On 20 April, we gathered in London to watch a live screening of the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony, alongside tens of thousands worldwide. Together, we witnessed powerful testimonies and messages affirming shared humanity in the face of ongoing violence.

Parents Circle Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2026

We are honoured to announce that the Parents Circle - Families Forum has been nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. We do not take this recognition lightly. Nor do we see it as a moment of arrival. Rather, it is an urgent call to continue the work of humanising the 'other,' of breaking cycles of hatred, and of demanding peace and the sanctity of human life above all.

2025: Parents Circle Speaking Tour

In November 2025, UK Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum hosted four bereaved Palestinians and Israelis for a week-long tour, sharing powerful stories of loss, hope, and reconciliation across the UK.

Back to School

In September 2025, the Parents Circle spent the day in Masafer Yatta, distributing backpacks and school supplies. This initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to building hope and a better future based on peace and solidarity.

2025 Youth Peace Camp

Amid ongoing bereavement and brutality, the 2025 Youth Peace Camp brought together over 40 Israel and Palestinian teenagers again this year for a life-changing summer. For many, this is the only place where they could meet ‘the other side’ in person – not as the enemy, but as a fellow teenager.

YAP Programme

The Young Ambassadors for Peace program aims to build a shared leadership representing the next generation of the Parents Circle, as voices for peace in Palestinian and Israeli society. In early January 2025, our Young Ambassadors for Peace (YAP) travelled to Prague for a weeklong collaborative learning intensive.

Listening from the heart

Watch a video of our bereaved members sharing their personal stories as they inform and strengthen our work towards restorative justice and reconciliation.

Our impact

1,000+	– number of Israeli and Palestinian families who belong to the Bereaved Families Forum and sadly growing every day
1,500+	– number of FBFF supporters in the UK who subscribe to our email newsletter
£1.2m+	– total funds raised here since 2004 to support peace-building activities in Israel/Palestine

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£50

keeps the Israeli and Palestinian PCFF teams in daily contact for a month

£100

meets the cost of their travel expenses as they work between the two communities

£300

funds a school dialogue meeting with both Palestinian and Israeli speakers

£500

will send one young person to a five-day summer camp, often their first exposure to ‘the other’

£1,500

meets 10% of the cost of a Narrative Workshop for 30 Israelis and Palestinians

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News

Parents Circle Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2026

We are honoured to announce that the Parents Circle - Families Forum has been nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. We do not take this recognition lightly. Nor do we see it as a moment of arrival. Rather, it is an urgent call to continue the work of humanising the 'other,' of breaking cycles of hatred, and of demanding peace and the sanctity of human life above all. Read more
Judith Elkan, peacemaker

Chani Smith, former Hon. Secretary of UK Friends of the Bereaved Families Forum,, pays tribute to Judith Elkan who died aged 92 on Thursday 24th February. Read more
Breaking down walls of fear

An Israeli and a Palestinian, who each lost a sister, spoke online to hundreds of FBFF supporters about advancing reconciliation between their communities. Read more

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£1.2m+

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