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Thousands on the streets of Tel Aviv last night (Oren Ziv / Activestills)
Masses demonstrate against austerity measures in Israel
Over 12,000 Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv and other cities to protest against proposed tax hikes and spending cuts in the state’s new budget. But will the latest iteration of Israel’s social justice protest movement continue? The anger in the streets Saturday may be an indication that the movement will continue and…
By Haggai Matar May 12, 2013
TA last night: a demonstration for solidarity and equal rights, another for miitarism and equal duties (Activestills)
Solidarity vs. militarism: The Zionist contract and the struggle to define J14
Two parallel demonstrations took place on Saturday night in the fair city of Tel Aviv: one calling for equal duties, the other for equal rights, and both defining themselves as part of J14. Why the split, and where is it going? Itzik Shmuli, leader of the national student union, did not join any of the…
By Haggai Matar July 7, 2012
WATCH: Thousands block highway, attack banks in J14 protest
Some 4,000 demonstrators clashed with police for more than four hours last night in the streets of Tel Aviv, blocking roads, smashing a few bank windows and besieging the local municipality. More than 80 were arrested in the most energetic and enraged J14 protest yet. All throughout the winter, Israelis wondered if the summer of…
By Haggai Matar June 23, 2012
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Protesting near the Knesset, Monday. The Israeli public wakes up. (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)
Israel social camp takes its baby steps
No, the social movement cannot afford to raise Palestinian issues right now. But it is coming All over the place, pro-Palestinian activists are voicing a sharp criticism of the Israeli social justice movement: There can be no justice, they say, without raising the issue of the occupation and the beastly injustice done on daily basis…
By Yossi Gurvitz August 2, 2011
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