We are
the Day After
From Loss and Pain to Acknowledgment and Hope
About the 2026 Ceremony
21st Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony
‘We are the Day After’
From Loss and Pain to Acknowledgment and Hope
Live Broadcast on 20 April 2026
20:30 Jerusalem | 19:30 Berlin | 18:30 London | 13:30 New York
On Monday, April 20th, the eve of Memorial day In Israel, we will come together for the 21st Israeli–Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony - a shared act of remembrance that refuses the belief that war, bloodshed, dehumanization and conflict must define our future. Together, we will show that there is another way - and that despite it all, hope is still alive.
For more than two decades, this ceremony, organized by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle – Families Forum, has brought together bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost loved ones in the conflict. Many of whom have lost their loved ones in the past 2.5 years. Their testimonies remind us that grief is not confined to one side, but is lived across deeply different realities - and that acknowledging one another’s pain and humanity is a necessary step toward a different future.
Even while war, death, and injustice engulf us, we must imagine and build the reality that comes after - a day beyond violence and pain, beyond occupation, and beyond the belief that our lives must remain trapped in this cycle.
The ceremony will take place in Israel, with a simultaneous event in Palestine, and will be broadcast live to a global community of people choosing to remember together and refuse the logic of endless war. Smaller screenings will also take place across Israel, alongside satellite events around the world - from London to Berlin, New York to Stockholm - where communities will gather locally to mark the day together. Visit our website to find a community near you and learn how to join.
This ceremony only exists because people choose to make it possible. It is funded entirely by individuals who reject separation and violence, and believe that remembering together is not only an act of grief, but an act of defiance of the status quo. Your support allows this ceremony to take place safely, reach communities across Israel and Palestine and around the world, and bring together people who believe in humanity, hope and peace for all.
Support us in building a future beyond violence and war - because We are the Day After.
The Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony
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.
Past ceremonies
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Choosing Humanity, Choosing Hope
2025 CEREMONY
This year, grief weighs heavier than ever. Since the horrors of October 7th and the devastating war in Gaza, too many families - Israeli and Palestinian - have been shattered by unbearable loss and while the pain is overwhelming, we refuse to let it harden our hearts. Instead of allowing grief to be manipulated into hatred, and instead of accepting revenge as justice, we choose a different path. -
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Sharing our Humanity, Honoring our Children
2024 CEREMONY
The lives of everyone connected to Israel and Palestine will never be the same since October 7, 2023. With tens of thousands of lives lost, families torn apart, and children traumatized, now more than ever we need to continue to show up for one another to mourn, remember, and call for an end to the violence and demand a political solution that brings freedom, justice, and safety for all. -
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Sharing Sorrow, Bringing Hope
2023 CEREMONY
In its 18th year, the Ceremony is a chance to reflect, to mourn all of those lost to conflict, and to acknowledge the pain, suffering, and sorrow of the other. For the first year since the Corona outbreak, we were joined by over 10,000 people in Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, in a huge show of defiance, of strength, and of humanity. -
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Sharing Sorrow, Bringing Hope
2022 CEREMONY
Even in difficult times, when violence is rising its head, even under closures and during Corona times and despite the criticism and cynicism - every year we repeat our message loud and clear: that we are all human beings, that we all feel pain and loss in the same way, that war is not the only path we can choose, and that we must do everything to avoid more violence and bloodshed.
