Friends,
It’s the most moving event on my calendar each year.
On Tuesday next week, Israelis and Palestinians will gather for a joint memorial day service to remember all those we have lost to the cycle of injustice, terror and violence.
By mourning together, we recognize the shared pain this conflict has inflicted on families on both sides of the Green Line. We commit ourselves breaking the cycle of loss and devastation.
This is one of the first times in several years that I’ll be in the United States for the service, but I still plan on attending remotely. If you’d like to join me, you can register here >>
At J Street we’re proud to sponsor the joint service hosted by our friends at Combatants for Peace and Parents Circle – Families Forum, a group which brings bereaved families together to campaign for peace.
“Even the hardest of hearts finds it difficult not to have some empathy when they’re faced with someone speaking about loss right in front of them,” Robi Damelin, an advocate with Parents Circle, told J Street for a moving profile. Read the full story about their important work here >>
Thank you, sincerely, for being part of our movement for peace.
Adina Vogel Ayalon
Chief of Staff, J Street
