[Peace] Fwd: Rave Against the Occupation

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> Subject: Rave Against the Occupation
> Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 20:01:38 -0400
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> Ha'aretz
> May 23, 2002
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> 4,000 turn out to 'rave against the 
> occupation' in Tel Aviv
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> Some 4,000 people turned out for Thursday's "Rave Against the 
> Occupation" in plaza at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.  
>  
> Under the banner of, "Leave the Territories or Don't Leave the 
> House," some of Israel's leading DJs, including Nabil: Yaron Sobol; 
> Avner Malkha; Yaheli; Ori Likhtig; Yoav B and others spun their 
> disks for the revelers, who danced the evening away as images from 
> Israel's latest military operation in the territories, as well as from the 
> 1967 Six Day War, were beamed onto a giant screen.  
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> The rave was not sponsored by any official political movement (apart 
> from the Peace Coalition, an umbrella organization of several leftist 
> groups, which helped with publicity for the event). It was a 
> spontaneous initiative undertaken by young people in their twenties, 
> who are sick and tired of staid demonstrations staged by the left at 
> Rabin square.  
>  
> They raised about $10,000 to organize a different sort of protest. This 
> spontaneous, informal organization has been directed by two 
> unofficial leaders: The artist Ro'e Arad, who is remembered mostly 
> for appearing in the Eurovision song contest with Syrian flags, is 
> "responsible for personnel" and Shai Rapaport, director of a small 
> high-tech firm in Kfar Sava, has become spokesman.  
>  
> Rapport said, "they say that we are left-wingers, they say we're 
> freaks, but thousands of people came here tonight prove that we are 
> one of the last sane voices in the country."  
>  
> Former Meretz leader, Shulamit Aloni, was also in attendance, as 
> were other prominent left-wing leaders, who for the most, just 
> watched from the sidelines.
> 
> By Yoash Foldesh, Ha'aretz Correspondent
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