ladybug
14th April 2002, 11:51
hello everyone,
i'm sure you all know about all the shit that's been going on here in israel..and the senseless actions of israeli military and government who are only making things worse..for everyone..
a small group of people came up with the idea of having a rave against the occupation, against the governments actions. this group is getting bigger and bigger and we hope we can get enough people to come.
here you can find our manifest and the link to the website.
right now the website is only in hebrew but the english and arabic pages should be up within a day or 2.
you can post your opinions on the website if you like..
we're trying to do our best to stop this catastrophy before it's too late...
www.therave.co.il
RAVE AGAINST THE OCCUPATION
In a country united by old-fashioned ideals mixed with panic, a new generation has grown. This generation, uninvolved in politics and seemingly preoccupied only with parties and individual goals is, in effect, showing a clear contempt towards those ideals that have always lead to constant violence – the familiar violence that presides everywhere in Israeli life – from politics and on to the streets. Hundreds of thousands of young people in this country aspire to one single thing, although without a clear voice until this day. Its essence is simple – Normality
Indeed, our generation hasn't been visible in left wing demonstrations. This generation is not eager to demonstrate, but instead yearns to live. A silent cry for normality is expressed by many young people on the dance floors each weekend – hanging on to the belief that it is their right to lead their lives just like any other young people around the world. That in a country that impossibly mixes western democracy with the oppression of the minorities that live within it, and a brutal occupation of the neighbouring nation.
We are told it is either us or them. They say this is a war for our prevailance, and order us to toe the lines, seccumb to panic and agree to murder. That is why we as civilians are proud to refuse an order. We refuse to believe that the continious oppression of the Israeli Arabs contributes to our culture and existence here. We do not understand why a handful of extremist settlers should dictate our lives. We say to the prime minister that tells us its either us or them: "Arik, its either us or you". We will not stand silent while you lead us to war again – a stupid and cruel one that will result in the exact same state of constant violence.
We would probably not carry out this rave unless the situation was truly alarming. But in these days, when the stench of war is creeping from all sides, smothering us and devouring our neighbours, we are left with no choice but to make use of our natural and authentic tool of protest: rave against the occupation.
We participate in this rave not for the sake of enjoying music and dancing: we intend to vote with our legs and say that we can no longer bear the distortion of basic human values. We say that this war is not ours. We say that in order to achieve that dream of normality, of a state that provides its citizens a life worth living – we must do now what should have been done ages ago: get the hell out of the occupied territories.
i'm sure you all know about all the shit that's been going on here in israel..and the senseless actions of israeli military and government who are only making things worse..for everyone..
a small group of people came up with the idea of having a rave against the occupation, against the governments actions. this group is getting bigger and bigger and we hope we can get enough people to come.
here you can find our manifest and the link to the website.
right now the website is only in hebrew but the english and arabic pages should be up within a day or 2.
you can post your opinions on the website if you like..
we're trying to do our best to stop this catastrophy before it's too late...
www.therave.co.il
RAVE AGAINST THE OCCUPATION
In a country united by old-fashioned ideals mixed with panic, a new generation has grown. This generation, uninvolved in politics and seemingly preoccupied only with parties and individual goals is, in effect, showing a clear contempt towards those ideals that have always lead to constant violence – the familiar violence that presides everywhere in Israeli life – from politics and on to the streets. Hundreds of thousands of young people in this country aspire to one single thing, although without a clear voice until this day. Its essence is simple – Normality
Indeed, our generation hasn't been visible in left wing demonstrations. This generation is not eager to demonstrate, but instead yearns to live. A silent cry for normality is expressed by many young people on the dance floors each weekend – hanging on to the belief that it is their right to lead their lives just like any other young people around the world. That in a country that impossibly mixes western democracy with the oppression of the minorities that live within it, and a brutal occupation of the neighbouring nation.
We are told it is either us or them. They say this is a war for our prevailance, and order us to toe the lines, seccumb to panic and agree to murder. That is why we as civilians are proud to refuse an order. We refuse to believe that the continious oppression of the Israeli Arabs contributes to our culture and existence here. We do not understand why a handful of extremist settlers should dictate our lives. We say to the prime minister that tells us its either us or them: "Arik, its either us or you". We will not stand silent while you lead us to war again – a stupid and cruel one that will result in the exact same state of constant violence.
We would probably not carry out this rave unless the situation was truly alarming. But in these days, when the stench of war is creeping from all sides, smothering us and devouring our neighbours, we are left with no choice but to make use of our natural and authentic tool of protest: rave against the occupation.
We participate in this rave not for the sake of enjoying music and dancing: we intend to vote with our legs and say that we can no longer bear the distortion of basic human values. We say that this war is not ours. We say that in order to achieve that dream of normality, of a state that provides its citizens a life worth living – we must do now what should have been done ages ago: get the hell out of the occupied territories.