In two weeks, members of the UA Hillel Foundation and the Arizona Israel Alliance will create a human Israeli flag on the UA Mall to promote Israel and peace in the Middle East.
The event, titled "Israel is real: The flag comes to life," is part of a week of activities for an Israeli leadership seminar, said Heather Lobenstein, Hillel special events coordinator.
Lobenstein said the flag formation, which will take place April 28, has never happened on any college campus.
"The cool thing about this project is this is the first time anyone in the (United States), and probably even the world, has done this," Lobenstein said. "We're hoping for 1,000 students and community members to be involved."
Event coordinators hope to promote Israel and peace in the Middle East, Lobenstein said.
"This is a huge statement for the Jewish community as well as the world community," she said. "It's a very easy way to make a statement without being political."
A variety of clubs and organizations, such as the College Republicans and the Campus Crusaders for Chris,t will also be participating in the event, said Alison Orologio, president of the Arizona Israel Alliance.
"We are trying to get the word out to everyone," Orologio said. "We don't want to exclude anyone."
The flag is being built to show there is a strong, unified force concerned with Israel and peace in the Middle East, Orologio said.
"We want to show that the UA does stand in solidarity with Israel," she said.
The finished flag will be photographed and displayed in different departments on campus, as well as around the world, Lobenstein said.
Pete Seat, president of the College Republicans, said his organization will participate in the event to show students there is a great deal of support for Israel on campus and that the Israel-Palestine conflict needs to end soon.
"All of us are in support of Israel and stand in solidarity with Israel and want to show our support," Seat said.
Orly Shafir, a family studies and human development senior, said the flag is a great community project that brings people together to support Israel.
"We are not trying to bring anyone down," Shafir said. "I hope it brings interest (to) what is happening in Israel and brings awareness of what's going on."
The activities for the week will begin April 22 with a 24-hour Holocaust Memorial Day event, Lobenstein said.
"We will read the names and remember the people lost in the Holocaust," she said.
Other events during the week include Israeli Memorial Day and Israeli Independence Day, Lobenstein said.
Lobenstein said she encourages everyone and anyone to come out and participate in the event.
"You don't have to be Jewish," she said. "We want people to come out and support it. It would be great if we get 1,500 people instead of 1,000," she said.