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An Israeli-Palestinian women's choir sings at the joint Memorial Day ceremony, April 20, 2026. (Ofer Amram)

‘Here is where hope lies’: Palestinians and Israelis mourn losses in joint ceremony

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.

By +972 Magazine April 21, 2026

At the joint Memorial Day ceremony, April 29, 2025. (Oren Ziv)

Against all odds, Israelis and Palestinians mark 20th joint Memorial Day ceremony

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.

By +972 Magazine April 29, 2025

Israeli soldiers in Deir Abu Mashal, near Ramallah, August 10, 2017. (Flash90)

How did revenge become a military objective?

When Israeli military commanders call bereaved families from the field to confirm they’ve gunned down their child’s accused killer, security considerations are not at play — that’s just an army exacting revenge. There is something almost spellbinding about the speed with which the Israeli government is tearing off the masks that once afforded its policies…

By Orly Noy December 17, 2018

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Palestinian schoolchildren begin their day at the Khan al-Ahmar eco-school, October 14, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Khan al-Ahmar demolition could be imminent, activists fear

Palestinian and Israeli activists who have been camping out in the village, which Israel says it will demolish, say they will resist nonviolently. The residents of Khan al-Ahmar are preparing for the imminent demolition of their village, which activists and residents fear could take place as early as Monday morning. Saturday night saw a record number of people staying…

By Oren Ziv October 14, 2018

Palestinians and Israelis take part in the yearly alternative Memorial Day service organized by Combatants for Peace in 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Israeli government bars Palestinians from joint memorial ceremony

The Israeli Defense Ministry canceled all permits for Palestinian peace activists from the West Bank to attend a joint ceremony on the eve of Memorial Day. For the first time in the 12 years since its founding, Sunday’s joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony will take place in Tel Aviv without Palestinian peace activists. In previous years…

By Haggai Matar April 30, 2017