WHAT
On October 18, OneVoice will engage and mobilize hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Israelis in a “People’s Summit”. Ordinary citizens will speak out in unprecedented numbers against violent extremism, occupation, and terror, and demand that their leaders negotiate and implement a two-state solution.
Live music, speeches by dignitaries and celebrities, and statements from grassroots activists will draw Israelis and Palestinians out to the streets, where they will be linked via satellite to their counterparts across the region. This platform will allow people on both sides to see that they have a partner in the resolution process. The event will be broadcast around the world.
WHEN
October 18, 2007, 6:00-11:00pm (Jerusalem time)
WHERE
The main People’s Summit will be held simultaneously in two venues: the Jericho football stadium in the West Bank city of Jericho and HaYarkon Park in Tel Aviv. They will be satellite-linked to international “Echo” events in Washington DC, London, and Ottawa.
WHO
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary Israeli and Palestinian citizens who refuse to let violent extremists dominate the political agenda. Numerous world leaders and luminaries will also show their support for OneVoice’s mission.
WHY
For forty years, the majority of Israeli and Palestinian citizens have waited for their leaders to negotiate a resolution so that they might live in peace. And for forty years, a top-down peace process has failed to yield results. But on the ground, the vast majorities on both sides want an end to the conflict - Palestinians want to end the occupation; Israelis want to end terror; and both peoples desire strong, independent, and viable states to live in, to raise families in.
With the Arab Peace Initiative on the table and strong international support for a return to negotiations, the time is ripe for the People's voice to be heard with resounding clarity. The accords of the past have been fruitless because they have lacked massive, vocal, grassroots support from the moderate majority. A People's Summit will serve as a call to action for the leadership to heed the will of their people and negotiate a two-state solution.
HOW
The People’s Summit will be free to the public, but entrance will require joining the OneVoice Movement and signing a mandate to pledge your support for the leadership if they sit to negotiate a two state solution to end the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Signed mandates will be physically-delivered, en masse, to the Israeli Knesset and the Palestinian Legislative Council.
The Israeli government and the Palestinian Presidential Forces will provide extensive security for the October 18th events in Tel Aviv and Jericho, respectively. Leading private security companies will also be retained to secure and safeguard both venues.
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VOICES
SUPPORT AN END TO CONFLICT.
... ISRAELIS ... PALESTINIANS
... INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTERS
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