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Top ten things that stink about moving in Tel Aviv
The hunt for elusive cardboard boxes, the crotchety new neighbors and the bureaucratic nightmare: Why did I think moving apartments would be fun? 10. Finding boxes: Every time I have to move I think back on all the boxes I carelessly threw away the last time I settled into a new home. What was I…
By Ori J. Lenkinski November 7, 2011
It’s all about real-estate: Understanding the tent protests
The protest that sprang up out of the blue against rising rent costs, not started by or backed by any political power, is now described as the greatest challenge PM Netanyahu faces on the home front It happened almost overnight: Friday morning a week ago, walking near Habima Square in central Tel Aviv, I saw…
By Noam Sheizaf July 22, 2011
Tent city protest: It’s politics, but not as usual
The rent protesters have been criticised for insisting on calling themselves apolitical. Sitting now in the middle of the protest camp, I can report that what’s happening here is democratic politics at their finest – and that it’s perfectly alright for them not to use the P-word. For the past week, hundreds  of people have…
By Dimi Reider July 20, 2011
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