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SUMMARY:Joint Ceremony for victims in Palestine and Israel
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, Israel observes Memorial Day\, a day on which victims of terror and violence are commemorated. \nThe organisations Parents’ Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace use this commemoration to highlight the suffering caused by terror\, war\, retaliation and other violence on both sides of the conflict. They bring together victims from different backgrounds\, both Israeli and Palestinian. Family members bear witness to the deaths of their loved ones\, but also to their desire to work towards peace and justice\, towards security for everyone\, and towards a shared future. \nOn 20 April 2026\, the 21st Joint Ceremony will be organised. First due to Covid and then due to the war in Gaza\, Palestinians and Israelis can no longer attend this ceremony together in person. But that has not stopped the organisers from putting together a strong programme featuring powerful testimonies\, music\, poetry and speeches. It is always a deeply moving event\, thanks to the authentic stories\, but also thanks to the powerful message of peace\, justice and reconciliation. \nHow can you follow this ceremony?\n1. Would you like to follow this ceremony together with others? Then come to Brussels on Monday evening\, 20 April. We will gather at the Chapel for Europe. \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n2. Would you prefer to follow from home? Then register on the website of American Friends of the Parents’ Circle Families Forum. \nIn collaboration \nThanks to the enormous efforts of Parents’ Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace\, the 21st Joint Ceremony is taking place this year. This requires not only organisational and technical skills\, but also psycho-social and emotional strength. It is an exceptional event that deals with one of the worst forms of pain: the loss of a child\, of a parent\, of a brother or sister. To bear witness to this is no easy task\, certainly not when you do so alongside people who are labelled as the enemy by propaganda. \nPax Christi International is collaborating on the event together with Pax Christi Flanders\, the Platform of Israeli NGOs for Human Rights\, the German Friends of the Parents Circle Families Forum\, and Women Wage Peace / Women of the Sun Belgium. \n  \n\nDownload the flyer\n 
URL:https://paxchristi.net/event/joint-ceremony-for-victims-in-palestine-and-israel/
LOCATION:Chapel for Europe\, Rue Van Maerlant\, 22/24\, 1040\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
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