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Children spraying water on each other during a water fight event at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on Friday. (AP)
Last update - 22:02 04/07/2008
Hundreds take part in mass water fight at Rabin Square
By Yigal Hai, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel, Tel Aviv 

The fourth annual mass water fight in Rabin Square drew hundreds of children, teens and adults on Friday.

Participants sprayed each other with water from various water guns, buckets, bottles and bags. The "weapons" were filled up with water from the main fountain in the square, near the municipality building.

Friday's water fight was the fourth such annual event organized by a group of youths called "Farsh." According to the group, "the aim of the event is for people to have fun. We want to make people smile and feel happy, and get wet at the same time."
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Spraying water at other people did not suffice for some of the participants, who proceeded to jump into the fountain for a swim.

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      1.   Water Fight 23:05  |  Joe 04/07/08
      2.   Proposal 00:10  |  Doellken 05/07/08
      3.   Agree w/#1: What`s next? Throwing gazoline? Haifa smogging party? 00:21  |  Green 05/07/08
      4.   Great waste of needed water, spread the Violence 00:50  |  Moise 05/07/08
      5.   Really shameful 02:27  |  Marlene N. 05/07/08
      6.   water 03:55  |  cj 05/07/08
      7.   To Writers #1-5 04:46  |  Avi 05/07/08
      8.   #5 marlene - SHAME is when you accuse WITHOUT any PROOF 05:50  |  CK Tan 05/07/08
      9.   #6 cj El Paso - NOT true at all 06:05  |  CK Tan 05/07/08
      10.   #5 Facts are stubborn things 07:00  |  DesMnsDave 05/07/08
      11.   CK Tan 07:56  |  Gordy 05/07/08
      12.   Re CK Tan 09:48  |  Esther 05/07/08
      13.   Final class of water-preservation course? 10:07  |  Butch 05/07/08
      14.   waste of water 10:35  |  Joe 05/07/08
      15.   A model for Peace 10:52  |  Anton Siniora 05/07/08
      16.   Water Waste 11:24  |  Mr Stewart 05/07/08
      17.   from dust to dust 11:26  |  Genuine Tosefta 05/07/08
      18.   Palestinians should do this as well 11:39  |  Tulip 05/07/08
      19.   it`s an old moroccan habit. 12:14  |  atheist 05/07/08
      20.   Hope it was water from the sea 12:44  |  Suzanne 05/07/08
      21.   CK Tan: Let`s see your proof against B`Tselem 14:19  |  Jeff 05/07/08
      22.   To all the green people who think it`s a waste 14:35  |  calanit 05/07/08
      23.   @Jeff, the one accusing should provide proof 16:01  |  Suzanne 05/07/08
      24.   @17 there are alternatives for energye, yet not for water 16:02  |  Suzanne 05/07/08
      25.   calanit, true, and haredi non-materialism is also green 16:20  |  newageblues 05/07/08
      26.   newageblues 17:23  |  Danite 05/07/08
      27.   To #21 - i`m not talking of becoming haredi 17:56  |  calanit 05/07/08
      28.   Can`t comprehend criteria... 19:12  |  Esther 05/07/08
      29.   Praise G-d through whom all blessings flow 19:23  |  Absolute Israel 05/07/08
      30.   Petty stupidity to complain about this 21:25  |  Ilan 05/07/08
      31.   waterfight 23:53  |  Secretgal 05/07/08
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