Tent villages on Tel Aviv streets

Originally posted by FMF
What do people make of the protesters camping out in makeshift 'villages' on the streets of Tel Aviv?

Seemingly a European style justice for the workers sort of movement. It certainly may have some impact on that government's domestic economic policy. I'm not sure I really see what there is to debate unless the issue is whether they are correct that Israel doesn't spend enough money on social programs for the working and middle classes.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I don't know anything about this.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/26/israel-tent-protesters-emergency-housing-package

Israel's legion of tent protesters swiftly rejected an emergency package unveiled by the government on Tuesday that was intended to tackle the housing crisis behind the nationwide civil action.

Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu was forced to take command of the government's response in the face of mounting support for the protests, which have seen tent villages springing up in towns and cities across Israel in the past two weeks and, in recent days, the blocking of roads and junctions.

According to a poll, the protests over high rents and house prices have the support of 87% of the population.

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