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}}}>Begin Important Notice: Jang Group of Newspapers web site can be accessed only by using http://www.jang.com.pk and http://www.jang-group.com Youth stage a rave dance against Israeli occupation TEL AVIV: Israeli youth, known for tuning out politics and tuning in loud music instead, made a statement with their feet at a dance party called to protest Israel's continued presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. At the rave party in downtown Tel Aviv Thursday, the theme was urging Israel to get out of the land the Palestinians claim as their own. Israel captured the territories in the 1967 Mideast war, and Palestinians want them for a state. For the last 20 months, the two sides have been locked in bloody violence. The unusual event, held in a public square in the center of the seaside city, drew a mix of about 1,000 youth more at home at underground parties or in trendy cafes than at political demonstrations. There were hardened partygoers with dredlocks and multiple facial piercing and a younger set with punk hair cuts dyed purple, pink and luminous green. Some came on skateboards, roller blades and even on stilts. Organized by a group of twenty-somethings involved in the arts, the event had no affiliation to any traditional political group. "We think the old ways of protest, the usual marches don't mean anything to young people," said one of the organizers, Shai Rapaport, 28. The clean-cut Web page designer said the event was aimed at a section of Israeli youth written off by society for being escapist or part of the "espresso generation" -- partying and keeping politics at arm's length. "We are trying to make a link between the life they are living and what they are escaping. Some people said don't bring politics to parties but a rave can have a lot of power -- people come together and feel love and unity but it also expresses some kind of rage." Held under the banner of "Get out of the territories so we can get out of our houses," the event grew out of a sense of desperation and helplessness. Many Israelis avoid coffee shops and nightspots for fear that crowds may attract suicide bombers. Just after the party ended, a terrorist tried to blow up a night club in another part of Tel Aviv, but a security guard shot and killed the attacker first. Many felt that getting out of the West Bank and Gaza would end the terrorism. "Leaving the territories means we can leave our homes without fear. It means life can go on as usual," said Orr Gilat, 25 a waiter who wants to make films. "For the first time in my life I am really worried about the situation here," said film student Elian Lazovsky, 27. "I don't see any solution and a new government won't have the answer. I try to be optimistic, I just don't know what to hang on to. I just hope not to die and to be able live my own small life," she said. 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