Exploring Forgiveness
Ha’aretz did a long deep piece about Robi Damelin’s journey, from losing her son to a terrorist attack, to becoming a leader of Parents Circle, a forum of bereaved family members on the Palestinian or Israeli side who have lost a loved one to the conflict and channeled the pain from that loss to push for an end to the conflict. The piece is worth reading.
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