In this powerful installment of Taking Action Together: The Choice to Reconcile, you will hear from Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin — an Israeli father and a Palestinian father who each lost a daughter to the Middle East conflict. Together, they share the profound personal cost of violence and why they chose compassion over revenge. You’ll be invited into their moving journeys of grief, forgiveness, and the courageous belief that nonviolence can open a more humane path forward, even in the midst of unimaginable loss.

Three things you will learn:

1. How you can confront grief without letting it drive you toward hatred.

2. Why you might find strength in empathy, even toward those perceived as “the enemy.”

3. Practical ways you can advocate for nonviolent responses in your own community and relationships.