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Peace concert in Jericho called off over security concerns

By The Associated Press

A West Bank peace concert for supporters of a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel has been called off because of security concerns, the organizer said late Thursday. The concert was to have been held simultaneously in a football stadium in the Jericho and in a park in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Oct. 18.

The New York-based One Voice organization said the concerts were aimed at bolstering its campaign to collect one million signatures of ordinary Israelis and Palestinians demanding that their leaders sit down and finalize an agreement on a Palestinian state living at peace with Israel.
The concerts were to have been free, but concertgoers would have been asked to sign the One Voice petition.

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Organizer Daniel Lubetzky said he decided Thursday to call off the Jericho event. "Extremist ideologists have threatened our participants in Jericho, and we felt it is our responsibility not to play with their lives, he said, but did not provide details about the threats."

Lubetzky said the Tel Aviv concert would go ahead. "It is now all the more important for the people in Israel to speak with twice as loud a voice, he said. We plan to continue representing the voice of moderate Palestinian and Israeli citizens who want an end to the conflict through a two-state solution."

Canadian singer Bryan Adams, who had a series of multi-platinum albums during the 1980s and mid-1990s, was scheduled to perform at both concerts, along with Israeli artists in Tel Aviv and Palestinian performers in Jericho.

Nearly 600,000 people - Israelis and Palestinians in roughly equal numbers - have signed the petition so far, said Lubetzky, a New York-based businessman.

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1.	Fools	07:36	\|	Kobi	12/10/07

2.	Palestinains not interested in peace	08:04	\|	Slibovitz	12/10/07

3.	Pals were,are and will be dumb.dark neanderthals	08:55	\|	Absolute Sweden	12/10/07

4.	This is truly bad news	09:02	\|	Tzfonit	12/10/07

5.	PR CAMPAIGN TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC	09:18	\|	B.Asnotte	12/10/07

6.	Security concerns	09:46	\|	Stan	12/10/07

7.	hence why i say there is good and bad in all	10:08	\|	VIPER	12/10/07

8.	Jericho the drawback	11:00	\|	Jasmine Murphy	12/10/07

9.	What a joke...	11:02	\|	Stayin Alive	12/10/07

10.	To all those who think this is a joke	11:44	\|	Tzfonit	12/10/07

11.	The cheek of Daniel Lubetzki!	11:48	\|	Warren	12/10/07

12.	To Tzfonit	11:58	\|	Warren	12/10/07

13.	massaging numbers in the galil	12:29	\|	peter	12/10/07

14.	Warren #10, 11	12:34	\|	Tzfonit	12/10/07

15.	There are no security concerns	12:46	\|	sh	12/10/07

16.	Viper & the wall	12:55	\|	Stan	12/10/07

17.	the Tel Aviv concert doesn`t represent us	13:06	\|	Tamir Palestine	12/10/07

18.	Moderate Palestinians...why their own voice is never heared??	13:13	\|	Alain	12/10/07

19.	Palestine wants to live in Peace	13:23	\|	Long live Palestine	12/10/07

20.	Again, Tzfonit	13:25	\|	Warren	12/10/07

21.	Again, Tzfonit	13:39	\|	Warren	12/10/07

22.	Tamir#17	13:44	\|	Reuben Jacobs	12/10/07

23.	Tamir Palestine misses the point	14:14	\|	Stan	12/10/07

24.	Warren #18 The Mandate	14:50	\|	Tzfonit	12/10/07

25.	INSTEAD OF CONCERTS,BUILD SETTLEMENTS IN JERICHO,EXERCISE CONTROL	15:23	\|	VOICE of MOSHIACH)))	12/10/07

26.	Better they organize a palestinian peace parade.	15:47	\|	Chick	12/10/07

27.	This is stupid, or maybe not	15:57	\|	Omar	12/10/07

28.	Tamir- then what should we do?	15:58	\|	Corey	12/10/07

29.	Tzfonit & high ideals	16:00	\|	Stan	12/10/07

30.	Lubetzky is lying	16:06	\|	Tarik	12/10/07

31.	Tamir and your `us`	16:13	\|	Jasmine Murphy	12/10/07

32.	Thanks, Tzfonit,	16:14	\|	Warren	12/10/07

33.	2-STATE IS DEAD.. 1-STATE ONLY	16:22	\|	ali	12/10/07

34.	How wonderfull	16:50	\|	Serge	12/10/07

35.	Tzfonit	17:09	\|	Danite	12/10/07

36.	"security concerns" Israeli neo-colonialist rhetoric	17:40	\|	Jeff	12/10/07

37.	"security concerns" Israeli neo-colonialist rhetoric	17:40	\|	Jeff	12/10/07

38.	This is stupid, or maybe not (2nd attempt)	18:16	\|	Omar	12/10/07

39.	Jasmine M. #8 - how in the world...	18:27	\|	Polybios	12/10/07

40.	Jeff`s Philosophical Gibberish	18:39	\|	Richard Herman	12/10/07

41.	Danite, Geography dictates differently	18:51	\|	Tzfonit	12/10/07

42.	Omar in Ramallah	18:51	\|	Polybios	12/10/07

43.	Beware of the psycho settlers - they`ll try to copy their Hammas	18:57	\|	Omer	12/10/07

44.	to #26 - Danit	19:01	\|	Kobi	12/10/07

45.	to #26 - Danit	19:05	\|	Kobi	12/10/07

46.	Tzfonit hello	19:08	\|	Danite	12/10/07

47.	Tzfonit PS	19:11	\|	Danite	12/10/07

48.	Omar- these talkbacks do not reflect Israelis	19:21	\|	Corey	12/10/07

49.	Kobi	19:28	\|	Danite	12/10/07

50.	Danite	20:02	\|	Omar	12/10/07

51.	To Corey	20:09	\|	Omar	12/10/07

52.	Peace concert???	21:24	\|	BOB KING	12/10/07

53.	Danite-think a little	21:36	\|	peter	12/10/07

54.	Omar	21:41	\|	Tzfonit	12/10/07

55.	Omar, Tsfonit, others- We have to start standing together	22:51	\|	Corey	12/10/07

56.	Who is the left kidding?	22:58	\|	Ron	12/10/07

57.	Moderates-MAKE YOURSELVES HEARD! I`ll be there in London!	23:11	\|	British Leftie	12/10/07

58.	Jeff gets the wrong end of the stick	23:29	\|	Jasmine Murphy	12/10/07

59.	Polybios	23:33	\|	Jasmine Murphy	12/10/07

60.	Corey what are disassociating yourself from	23:36	\|	Israeli	12/10/07

61.	Omar	23:37	\|	Danite	12/10/07

62.	Omar	23:38	\|	Jasmine Murphy	12/10/07

63.	The Chosen Few	23:46	\|	Tony Anthony	12/10/07

64.	Too Bad	23:58	\|	Jane	12/10/07

65.	Where Can I Find the Petition?Send link please	00:00	\|	Jane	13/10/07

66.	corey you`re reaching : haaretz taase li tova!!!	00:22	\|	Israeli	13/10/07

67.	Reuben Jacobs you sound like a East Londoner	02:35	\|	Tamir Palestine	13/10/07

68.	Stan, Jericho is safer than Tel Aviv	02:40	\|	Tamir Palestine	13/10/07

69.	For the record	06:41	\|	Corey	13/10/07

70.	Jane #65	09:09	\|	Tzfonit	13/10/07

71.	Jane & Tamir Palestine- One Voice Movement Info	11:19	\|	British Leftie	13/10/07

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