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Bereaved Families' Circle
Director: Yitzhak Frankenthal -- Frankent@netvision.net.il
Pnina Nitzan -- philona@netvision.net.il

http://www.mideastweb.org/Bereaved_Families_Forum.htm

Home/Office: 972 8 9285628
Fax: 972 8 9285060
Cell: 972 52 602369

The Bereaved Families' Forum ("Bereaved Parents Circle") was founded by Israeli businessman Yitzhak Frankenthal, whose son was killed by Palestinians while serving in the Israeli army. Members are Palestinians and Israelis who have lost loved ones in the conflict. They have held numerous dialogs and taken joint action for peace, and continue to do so, even in the midst of the turmoil now gripping Israel and Palestine.
Recently, Families' Forum members Roni and Mira Hirshenson lost a second son to the conflict, after losing one son in the Beit Lid bombing of 1995. Their son El'ad committed suicide after his best friend was killed while serving in the IDF at the infamous Netzarim junction outpost, which protects the Netzarim settlement in Gaza. Yitzhak Frankenthal wrote about this sad event to settlers at Netzarim, asking them if land is more precious than human life.

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"The army that will defeat terrorism doesn't wear uniforms, or drive Humvees, or calls in air-strikes. It doesn't have a high command, or high security, or a high budget. The army that can defeat terrorism does battle quietly, clearing minefields and vaccinating children. It undermines military dictatorships and military lobbyists. It subverts sweatshops and special interests.Where people feel powerless, it helps them organize for change, and where people are powerful, it reminds them of their responsibility." ~~~~ Author Unknown ~~~~

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