The 21st alternative Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony took place in Jaffa on Monday alongside Israel’s official state ceremonies, though it was forced to keep its location secret due to far-right threats to disrupt the event.

Conducted in both Hebrew and Arabic, the ceremony featured Israelis and Palestinians who lost loved ones in the wider conflict, including the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre in Israel, the war in Gaza, and settler violence in the West Bank.

The exact location of the Jaffa ceremony was not publicly disclosed in advance to attendees due to security concerns, particularly after a right-wing mob last year attacked a synagogue in Ra’anana that was hosting a screening of the event. The mob threw rocks, shouted racist slogans, spat at participants, and forced police to evacuate the venue.

The left-wing Standing Together organization, which organized screenings of the event, said in a statement on Monday that it had received threats to disrupt the event from “extremist groups” and “appealed to the police to ensure the safety of participants.”

“We will not give in to threats. The overwhelming response to the screenings proves that there is hope. Thousands want peace and a shared life, and........

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