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TODAY o October 12, 2000
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Anti-violence rallies planned by Arabs, Jews
Saeed Ahmed - Staff
Thursday, October 12, 2000
Members of Atlanta's Jewish and Palestinian communities are taking part in separate rallies this week to
denounce the violence in the West Bank and encourage Arab and Israeli leaders to return to the
negotiating table to hammer out a peace agreement.
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the "Rally of Solidarity" sponsored today by the Jewish
Federation of Greater Atlanta. The event will include a call for peace by community leaders and a prayer
for Israel.
"We're in the midst of our High Holy Days, and it's a time of peace and serenity within the Jewish
community," said Margo Dix, community relations director for the Jewish federation. "With the rally,
we want to express our solidarity with the Israeli people and to hope for a renewed focus on working
toward achieving a peaceful resolution."
On Saturday, Atlanta-area Palestinians will hold an afternoon demonstration in front of the CNN
Center to denounce the Israeli army's crackdown on Arab protesters and to call for balanced coverage in
the media of the Mideast situation.
"What is always left out of news accounts is the context of the current violence," contended Rani
el-Hajjar, a graduate engineering student at Georgia Tech and a Palestinian Christian. "The Palestinian
people can hardly be expected to accept the status quo through years of mounting frustration over the
denial of their basic human and national rights."
The Israeli support rally starts at 5:30 p.m. today at Ahavath Achim Congregation, 600 Peachtree
Battle Ave., Atlanta.
The Palestinian rally starts at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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