Last week, thousands of Israelis and Palestinians — along with viewers around the world — came together to remember, grieve, and call for peace.

For NGOs working with Israelis and Palestinians, the war has not only meant unprecedented need for their aid and expertise, but also harsh blows to their funding and legitimacy. This is what’s really at stake for civil society in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and Netanyahu’s government

Rami Elhanan i Bassam Aramin: “When you know the enemy, you discover that he is exactly like you.” Ara Losing a daughter at the hands of the enemy. This is what brought together Israeli Rami Elhanan (Jerusalem, 1950) and Palestinian Bassam Aramin (Sair, West Bank, 1969).

There are two feelings, some might say traits, that are hard to come by when countries are in a state of war: empathy and sympathy.

After extremists disrupt Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony, Herzog speaks with Reform rabbi to express solidarity and urge national unity.

The local Likud party branch in Ra’anana organized a demonstration against the Remembrance Day event.

Facing both October 7 and Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, bereaved families sought to make space for shared grief — and insist on a different path forward.

Despite advance warning that right-wing activists were planning to protest outside the ceremony, there was only a small police force, including only one patrol car, when the violence began

With many bereaved families from the Gaza war, several have joined the Israeli-Palestinian Forum. Many will attend online, as the joint Memorial Day ceremony – held at a secret location due to far-right threats – seeks to show that Israelis and Palestinians can share both pain – and hope