Mass demonstration supporting Gaza Strip evacuation held in Tel Aviv - GoFuckYourself.com

Theo · 05-16-2004, 11:37 AM

More than 150,000 people packed Tel Aviv's Kikar Rabin on Saturday night, demanding that Israel immediately withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Organizers called it the first revival of Israel's dormant center-left movement since the eruption of the intifada 40 months ago. The rally went ahead despite condemnation from the Right, and chiefly the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip, that holding a left-wing rally was akin to "dancing on the graves" of the 13 soldiers who were killed in action in the Gaza Strip last week.

Security at the event was tight, with some 1,300
police officers, border policemen, sappers, and
volunteers patrolling the area around Kikar Rabin and blocking off streets in a radius of some 500 meters.

Organizers said droves of people were spotted as far as a kilometer from Kikar Rabin.
Opposition leader Shimon Peres (Labor) gave a speech that seemed to dispel rumors that his party would join the Likud in a national unity government. "We must not support a puppet government that follows the delusional ideas of the Right," he said.

Peres, saying that 1 percent of the nation is blocking what 80% of Israelis really want ? peace and negotiations with the Palestinians ? continued, "We will not allow that 1% to send us back to war."

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1006688055060

the other side of the story the media "forget" to mention

Boogie3 · 05-16-2004, 11:38 AM

Still, it doesn't seem like anything new or like anything is going to change.

JFK · 05-16-2004, 11:41 AM

I heard about it on CNN Europe, its about time the moderate Israelis got their voice heard

TexasGuy · 05-16-2004, 11:50 AM

You forget that several millions didnt protest! Only 1 or 2 % of the population did!

So, nothing will change!

Theo · 05-16-2004, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TexasGuy
You forget that several millions didnt protest! Only 1 or 2 % of the population did!

Tel Aviv-Yafo
2004 population: 369.000

http://www.world-gazetteer.com/t/t_il.htm

Kikar Rabin is a square, probably the largest event ever hosted there had 200.000 people the day Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. Correct me if i'm wrong.

VideoJ · 05-16-2004, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TexasGuy
You forget that several millions didnt protest! Only 1 or 2 % of the population did!

So, nothing will change!

Can you imagine what would happen in Washington if 1 to 2% of the US population showed up ( 3 million people plus) demanding an end to the Iraq war?

insanesurfer · 05-16-2004, 12:52 PM

Hopefully something will happen from that

05-16-2004, 11:37 AM	#1
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	Mass demonstration supporting Gaza Strip evacuation held in Tel Aviv More than 150,000 people packed Tel Aviv's Kikar Rabin on Saturday night, demanding that Israel immediately withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Organizers called it the first revival of Israel's dormant center-left movement since the eruption of the intifada 40 months ago. The rally went ahead despite condemnation from the Right, and chiefly the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip, that holding a left-wing rally was akin to "dancing on the graves" of the 13 soldiers who were killed in action in the Gaza Strip last week. Security at the event was tight, with some 1,300 police officers, border policemen, sappers, and volunteers patrolling the area around Kikar Rabin and blocking off streets in a radius of some 500 meters. Organizers said droves of people were spotted as far as a kilometer from Kikar Rabin. Opposition leader Shimon Peres (Labor) gave a speech that seemed to dispel rumors that his party would join the Likud in a national unity government. "We must not support a puppet government that follows the delusional ideas of the Right," he said. Peres, saying that 1 percent of the nation is blocking what 80% of Israelis really want ? peace and negotiations with the Palestinians ? continued, "We will not allow that 1% to send us back to war." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...=1006688055060 the other side of the story the media "forget" to mention

05-16-2004, 11:38 AM	#2
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05-16-2004, 11:50 AM	#4
TexasGuy Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: On the net Posts: 432	You forget that several millions didnt protest! Only 1 or 2 % of the population did! So, nothing will change!