ISRAEL: Three-minute flashmob to demand the renewal of government's 10-month moratorium on West Bank settlement construction

Record ID: 395461

  • Title: ISRAEL: Three-minute flashmob to demand the renewal of government's 10-month moratorium on West Bank settlement construction
  • Date: 26th September 2010
  • Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (SEPTEMBER 24, 2010) (REUTERS) PEACE ACTIVIST ADDRESSING PEOPLE GATHERED IN SQUARE FOR FLASHMOB DEMANDING EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENT FREEZE ACTIVIST SAYING IN HEBREW 'WE ARE HERE WITH THIS MESSAGE, ENOUGH ALREADY, WE ARE CONTINUING TOWARD PEACE' MAN HOLDING SIGN READING 'END OF CONFLICT' SIGN ON BENCH READING 'WE FREEZE FOR SETTLEMENT FREEZE' (SOUNDBITE
  • Embargoed: 11th October 2010 13:00
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  • Location: Israel
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
  • Reuters ID: LVA9PSHSB2W19U9DK2O2D0GB5F3M
  • Story Text: Israelis staged a three-minute flashmob freeze on Friday (September 24) calling on their government to extend a moratorium on West Bank settlement construction.
    The latest attempt at U.S.-brokered peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which resumed in Washington on September 2, face a major test at the end of this month when Israel's 10-month partial moratorium on new construction in occupied territory is set to end.
    Eyal Raviv, a peace activist and one of the organisers of the event said he hoped the Israel would prolong the freeze and promote peace with the Palestinians.
    "We as the people have power and we have a message for the government and together we can deliver that message and the way we chose to deliver that message today is with a flashmob freeze."
    Activist Jonathan Lowenberg said an extension of the settlement freeze would allow peace negotiations to continue.
    "I came to freeze here for 3 minutes with the movement to freeze the settlements, in order to give some hope for the peace process to continue."
    Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said recently, Israel could not extend the moratorium but indicated he would limit the scope of future building.
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to quit the peace talks with Israel if it resumes new construction in occupied territory once freeze expires at the end of September.
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