Dear Friend,

In the past days, we have watched the same leaders who led us into war announce a ceasefire. Each side speaks of victory and warns that violence will return if their conditions are not met. It is presented as part of a familiar cycle - war, pause, and the expectation that it will all begin again. Living like this is not normal. It is something we have been taught to accept.

We don't accept it - and we are the alternative. For us, nonviolence means continuing to meet, to organize, to resist, and to build something that does not depend on the next round of violence. It means investing in a future that is not defined by military or political force, but by diplomacy, equality, and shared humanity.

This is why, on April 20th, we will hold the Israeli–Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony together with the Parents Circle – Families Forum.