BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Chapel for Europe - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Chapel for Europe
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://chapelforeurope.eu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chapel for Europe
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Brussels
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260320T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T212203
CREATED:20260326T140233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T091746Z
UID:10007764-1774033200-1774038600@chapelforeurope.eu
SUMMARY:21st Israeli-Palestinian joint Memorial Day Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, Israel observes Memorial Day\, a day on which victims of terror and violence are commemorated. The organisations Parents’ Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace use this commemoration to highlight the suffering caused by terror\, war\, retaliation and other violence on both sides of the conflict. They bring together victims from different backgrounds\, both Israeli and Palestinian. Family members bear witness to the deaths of their loved ones\, but also to their desire to work towards peace and justice\, towards security for everyone\, and towards a shared future. \nOn 20 April 2026\, the 21st Joint Ceremony will be organised. First\, due to COVID and then due to the war in Gaza\, Palestinians and Israelis could no longer attend this ceremony together in person. \nBut that has not stopped the organisers from putting together a strong programme featuring powerful testimonies\, music\, poetry and speeches. It is always a deeply moving event\, thanks to the authentic stories and the powerful message of peace\, justice and reconciliation. \nHow can you follow this ceremony? \n1. Would you like to follow this ceremony together with others? Then join us on Monday evening\, 20 April at 19:00. We will gather at the Chapel for Europe in Rue Van Maerlant\, 22-24\, 1040 Etterbeek. Registration is required.\nREGISTER HERE \n2. Would you prefer to follow from home? Then register on the American Friends of the Parents’ Circle Families Forum website HERE to receive the screening link. \nThe ceremony will be in English\, Arab\, and Hebrew. Unfortunately\, we cannot translate everything throughout the evening; that would disrupt the serenity of the ceremony. \nIn collaboration \nThanks to the enormous efforts of Parents’ Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace\, the 21st Joint Ceremony is taking place this year. This requires not only organisational and technical skills\, but also psycho-social and emotional strength. It is an exceptional event that deals with one of the worst forms of pain: the loss of a child\, of a parent\, of a brother or sister. To bear witness to this is no easy task\, certainly not when you do so alongside people who are labelled as the enemy by propaganda.\nPax Christi Flanders has been promoting this Joint Ceremony in Flanders since 2018. This year\, we are pleased to announce that we will be collaborating with Pax Christi International\, the Platform of Israeli NGOs for Human Rights\, the German Friends of Parents Circle Families Forum and Women Wage Peace/Women of the Sun Belgium.
URL:https://chapelforeurope.eu/event/21st-israeli-palestinian-joint-memorial-day-ceremony/
LOCATION:Chapel for Europe\, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Human Rights,Interfaith Dialogue,Regular Events,Solidarity
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://chapelforeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Image-JOINT-MEMORIAL-2026-1-e1774606944745.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Chapel for Europe":MAILTO:welcome@chapelforeurope.eu
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR