About the 2025 Ceremony:

20th Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony 
Choosing Humanity, Choosing Hope 
29 April 2025 
Live Broadcast 20:30 Jerusalem
19:30 Berlin | 18:30 London | 13:30 New York | 10:30 Los Angeles

On April 29th, the eve of Yom HaZikaron, we will gather for the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony, in a powerful act of defiance against the forces that seek to divide us. 

Now in its 20th year, the Joint Memorial Ceremony organised by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle - Families Forum is a beacon of hope in the darkness. Through testimonies from bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families, musical performances, and messages of peace from human rights leaders, we will prove that even in the face of unimaginable loss, we can still choose humanity over hatred and hope over despair. 

The ceremony will take place in Israel and will be broadcast live around the world. Join us in solidarity to bear witness and refuse to accept that war is our destiny. Together, we will show that even in the darkest times, humanity and hope can prevail.

The ceremony is entirely funded by private donations. Your donation will contribute to the organisation, the logistics and the safety and security of everyone that is involved in producing the Joint Memorial Ceremony.

We can't hold this ceremony alone - we need you with us in solidarity, strength and support. Help us bring this message of hope to hundreds of thousands in Israel/Palestine and around the world.

Choose humanity. Choose hope. 

History & Impact:

By mourning together we begin to shift public opinion on a massive scale. Since the first Joint Memorial ceremony in 2005, the number of people who attend has grown tremendously. In 2022, 300,000 people participated in the live broadcast event and over one million streamed it. In 2023, over 15,000 Israelis and Palestinians attended the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony in person in Tel Aviv. Throughout the years, participating guests have included leading intellectuals and artists such as Mubarak Awad, Yoni Rechter, Professor Yehuda Ne’eman, Alon Oleartchik, Achinoam Nini (Noa), Mira Awad, Professor Eva Illouz, Eliezer Yaari, Dr. Amal Abu Said, David Grossman, Dr. Sami Shalom Shitrit, Richard Gere, and many others.