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00:00Dear members of the Parent Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace,
00:07it is an absolute honor to be invited to the Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony.
00:13For those who may not know, this powerful event takes place every year on the eve of Memorial Day,
00:19honoring the lives lost on both sides.
00:22As Bassam Aramin and Ramil Hanan, two fathers, one Palestinian and one Israeli,
00:31who both lost their daughters to brutal violence, have said,
00:35We choose to build bridges, not graves.
00:40This organization stands firmly against the illegal occupation and the horrific chapters of genocide
00:47that have led to the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people in Gaza by the Israeli government,
00:54as well as the brutal murders of Israeli civilians by Hamas
00:58and the ongoing suffering of hostages held in Gaza.
01:02The Parent Circle Families Forum and Combatants for Peace uphold the belief that only through dialogue,
01:10not war, can true safety and freedom be achieved for everyone in the region.
01:16By sharing the stories of those they loved and lost,
01:21members of these organizations demonstrate the strength it takes to choose understanding over vengeance.
01:28They actively promote peace and reconciliation.
01:32The Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Ceremony reminds us all that war is not inevitable,
01:39it is a human choice.
01:40And those who have endured the deepest pain imaginable, the victims and their families,
01:47choose forgiveness.
01:50They choose coexistence and co-resistance.
01:54They represent the humanity and the hope that war and hatred seek to destroy.
01:59Thank you to everyone at Combatants for Peace and the Parent Circle Families Forum
02:04for being the beacon of light we should all look up to.
02:08Thank you.
02:27Thank you.