Monday 20 April saw the 2026 Joint Memorial Ceremony. Together, Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle – Families Forum were able to offer a message to the world.
When grief needs a secret address | The Jewish Independent
I thought I’d left hidden locations behind with Diaspora antisemitism, but in Israel hostility to a joint Palestinian-Jewish memorial ceremony demands the same precautions.
Ido Fell on October 7. His Mother and Widow Seek Solace in the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families Forum | Haaretz
Minutes after sirens sounded across the country, Maj. Ido Shani warned over the radio that war had broken out. Soon, he was killed. His mother and widow are trying in their unique way to live with the void he left.
‘Here is where hope lies’: Palestinians and Israelis mourn losses in joint ceremony | 972 Mag
In a secret location due to right-wing attacks in previous years, bereaved families recognized each other’s grief and called for a shared future.
‘Blood only begets blood’: Why these bereaved Oct. 7 families still choose coexistence | Times of Israel
Despite facing a hostile public atmosphere, some relatives of Hamas victims battle alongside Palestinian peace activists for political change, finding solace in dialogue
Right-wing activists disrupt joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony in Tel Aviv | Jerusalem Post
Right-wing activists disrupted an Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday evening, organized by the Combatants for Peace organization and The Parents Circle-Families Forum
‘Blood only brings more blood’: Israelis and Palestinians share grief under veil of secrecy | CNN
Held on the eve of Israel’s Memorial Day, the annual Israeli-Palestinian joint memorial ceremony, now in its 21st year, connects bereaved families from both sides of a conflict that shows no signs of ending.
You Can’t Heal in a Perpetual War’: Israeli Peace Activist Yonatan Zeigen on Following in His Mother’s Footsteps | Haaretz
The final moments of Vivian Silver’s life were a “pivotal turning point” for her son Yonatan Zeigen, who now dedicates his life to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, following in the footsteps of his peace activist mother, who was slain in her home in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7.
In Tel Aviv and Jericho: Israelis and Palestinians in Joint Memorial Day Ceremony Say ‘Enough’ | Haaretz
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians gathered at an undisclosed location in Israel for the 21st joint Memorial Day ceremony, with screenings in the West Bank and around the world, as relatives of Oct. 7 victims and survivors of the Gaza war declared: ‘This reality is not an eternal fate’
Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day event held in secret amid far-right threats | Times of Israel
The 21st alternative Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony took place in Jaffa on Monday alongside Israel’s official state ceremonies, though it was forced to keep its location secret due to far-right threats to disrupt the event.
