Though the media reported on "tens of thousands" or "35,000" people at last night's Yesha Council protest rally, police sources told the organizers that well over 100,000 people were in attendance. The demonstration against the Road Map and the establishment of a Palestinian state was held in downtown Jerusalem's Zion Square. The evening began with a minute of silence and a prayer in memory of the victims of Arab terrorism and violence, followed by short prayers for the recovery of the wounded.
MC'ing the evening was Karnei Shomron Mayor Hudi Lieberman, who stated,
"The nation is ready and waiting for political leadership that will not surrender to terrorism! … The Road Map plan is not a map; it's a program for the establishment of a terrorist state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean… We have a different map: the map of settlement in the Land of Israel - the map that will stop a Palestinian state! Its cities and communities will block the formation of a Palestinian state. Our settlement map will defeat the Road Map!"
Over 70 photographs of the rally can be seen at Jacob Richman's website at.
MC'ing the evening was Karnei Shomron Mayor Hudi Lieberman, who stated,
"The nation is ready and waiting for political leadership that will not surrender to terrorism! … The Road Map plan is not a map; it's a program for the establishment of a terrorist state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean… We have a different map: the map of settlement in the Land of Israel - the map that will stop a Palestinian state! Its cities and communities will block the formation of a Palestinian state. Our settlement map will defeat the Road Map!"
Over 70 photographs of the rally can be seen at Jacob Richman's website at