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The Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, organized by Combatants for Peace and The Parents Circle – Families Forum, is the largest Israeli-Palestinian jointly organized peace event in history. The ceremony occurs yearly on the eve of Yom Hazikaron (Israeli Memorial Day). Yom Hazikaron is a solemn day on which Israelis remember those they have lost in the years of war and violence. Traditionally, the Palestinian narrative is erased, leading both sides into deeper division and despair. By acknowledging the pain of those living on the other side, the ceremony offers us all the choice to walk a new path – the path of respect, empathy, freedom, and peace. In this time of immense grief and pain, the upcoming Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony offers hope for a better future. In mourning side by side, we seek not to equate narratives but to transform despair into hope and build bridges of deep compassion that can change reality.