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Protest against Israeli strike on Iran (Activestills)
Poll: Israeli Jews oppose a unilateral strike on Iran
Most Israelis do not back the Prime Minister and Defense Minister’s call for a pre-emptive strike on Iran, but most won’t do much to oppose it either. Here are some numbers and thoughts on why.  Just one-quarter of the Jewish public (27 percent) in Israel supports a unilateral Israeli strike on Iran, according to a…
By Dahlia Scheindlin August 16, 2012
Government laughs in the face of economic desperation
 A review of the year of social protests – just hours before the demonstration planned against the government’s budget – yields bad news: The government has offered shallow solutions and deepened the roots of economic inequality.  Last year’s social paradox During last summer’s social protests, outsiders and curious journalists repeatedly asked me how to explain…
By Dahlia Scheindlin August 4, 2012
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No social justice until Israel curbs exhorbitant cost of occupation
A new Israeli think tank report analyzes the cost of the occupation in terms of government budget allocations, and breaks down damage the conflict causes to the Israeli economy and society. By Timna Axel One of the most remarkable aspects of the social protests that began on Rothschild Boulevard and swept through Israel last summer…
By +972 Magazine May 31, 2012
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