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Program
Clear overview for all participants: conference sessions, encounter events, worship, prayer, city marches and practical meeting points from May 31 to June 4, 2026.
Day 1
Sunday, May 31
Opening Night
6:00 pm — Opening of Registration
7:00 pm — Opening of Main Hall
7:30 pm — Session 1: Encounter Event
with Guy Gilboa-Dalal and his family, Luis Har and Irene Shashar
Day 2
Monday, June 1
Conference Day
8:30 am — Opening of Registration
8:30 am — Opening of Main Hall
9:00 am — Session 2
with Jobst Bittner and Stefan Haas
1:00 pm — Lunch Break
2:30 pm — Session 3: Standing together for Israel
with Sharren Haskel, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
4:00 pm — Dinner Break
7:30 pm — Session 4: Worship Night
with Nizar Francis and Band
Day 3
Tuesday, June 2
March of the Nations in the Cities
- Participants will meet in front of Beit Ha’Am at the times listed below to gather, and then head to the bus together.
- In the evening, the buses from the cities will arrive in Jerusalem at Bezalel/Trumpeldor Bus Station.
- Participants are responsible for the transfer from there to their accommodation.
Departure Times & City Programs
Bus departure overview for Tuesday, June 2. Please be at the meeting point on time. The group will walk to the buses together.
Beer Sheva
07:15 h
with public transport
Note: Detailed city programs open on the individual city pages.
Day 4
Wednesday, June 3
Jerusalem Worship & Prayer Day
9:00 am — Bus Departure to the Mount of Olives
At the bus stop “Bezalel/Trumpeldor” on the side of Beit Ha’Am
10:00 am — Session 5: Worship Event on the Mount of Olives
11:45 am — Bus Departure to the Valley of Decision
12:00 pm — Prayer at the Valley of Decision
1:00 pm — Meal Break
6:00 pm — Bus Departure to the Pool of Siloam
Bezalel/Trumpeldor Bus Station on the side of Beit Ha’Am
7:30 pm — Session 6: Worship and Prayer at the Pool of Siloam
9:30 pm — Bus Departure to Beit Ha’Am
10:00 pm — Exhibition “From Foes to Friends” is open at Yosef Rivlin Street 6
Day 5
Thursday, June 4
Exhibition Day
9:00 am — Exhibition “From Foes to Friends” is open at Yosef Rivlin Street 6
Practical Information
Mobile Phones
Please mute your cell phones during the events.
Kosher Venue
Beit Ha’am is a kosher venue. Please do not bring any food or drink other than water bottles into Beit Ha’am.
Food Nearby
Snacks and food are available at many cafés and restaurants around the venue.
No Alcohol or Smoking
No alcohol or smoking is permitted in any of the venues.
Translation
Translation is available in multiple languages:
www.marchofthenations.com/translation
Information Desk
You can find more information and assistance at the information desk.
Emergency
Contact of the March of the Nations Team:
+972555196965
Speakers, Guests & Artists
Nizar Francis
Artist
Arab-Israeli singer, songwriter and worship leader based in Haifa. His multilingual worship music bridges cultures and communities through song.
Guy Gilboa-Dalal
Special Guest
Was 20 years old when he was abducted by Hamas at the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023. He spent over two years in captivity in Gaza, enduring starvation and severe abuse, before being released in October 2025 as part of a ceasefire agreement.
Irene Shashar
Special Guest
A Holocaust survivor born in 1937 who, as a child, hid in the sewer tunnels of Nazi-occupied Warsaw and survived as a hidden child. She later became a professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Sharren Haskel
Special Guest
Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, a prominent voice for Israel’s security and international alliances, and a close friend of the International March of Life movement.
Shelly Tal Meron
Special Guest
Member of Knesset for Yesh Atid since 2023, former Air Force officer and tech expert with a BA in Communication and Political Science.
Luis Har
Special Guest
Kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on October 7 and held for 129 days in Hamas captivity before being freed in an Israeli special operation.
Jobst Bittner
Speaker
Founder and president of the March of Life Movement, which has mobilized thousands of people worldwide onto the streets against antisemitism and for Israel in recent years.
Stefan Haas
Speaker
A graduate theologian, pastor and excellent Bible teacher with deep revelations of the Word of God.
Heinz Reuss
Speaker
International Director of March of Life and coordinator of the various activities and events of the movement worldwide.
BE’ER SHEVA
Artist
In addition to classical choruses in various languages, the band’s style is characterized by oriental sounds, klezmer and Jewish messianic worship.
@beershevaband
YC Dance
Artist
YC Dance inspires people with a repertoire ranging from Jewish dance to street dance to ballet – giving glory to the God of Israel.
@yc_dance_official
Edward Ćwierz
Speaker
President of “Fundacja Pojednania” and national coordinator for March of Life in Poland. He organizes events with Israeli youth in Kielce, the site of the worst pogrom after the war.