Lebanese Stage Anti-War Display

Following are excerpts from a news report on a Lebanese anti-war display, which aired on New TV on June 4, 2008.

Reporter: Because the use of weapons has become so prevalent in Lebanon, and on the occasion of the international week against armed violence, young men and women gathered in Shuhada Square in downtown Beirut, in response to the call by the Movement for Lasting Peace. They expressed their rage and condemnation of the use of weapons by staging various displays that depicted the tragedies caused by weapons.

Fadi Abu ‘Allam, head of the Movement for Lasting Peace: The available of weapons and the use of the weapons leads people to search for a victim. In addition, if we want to establish peace, we must use reason.

Reporter: The participants emphasized the need to establish a culture of peace in Lebanon.