Tens of Thousands of Israelis Take to the Streets to Protest Rising Cost of Living
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Israelis light candles as they sit in front of Israel's government building during a protest against the cost of living in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, July 25, 2011. Over the past two weeks, Israelis have set up tent camps in a handful of cities throughout the country calling attention to the soaring cost of living. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets nationwide on Saturday to protest rising housing prices in the largest turnout in a grass-roots movement that began two weeks ago and is demanding steps from the government to ease the burden.
The protests over housing costs have tapped into wider discontent among Israelis over the high cost of living and the growing gaps between rich and poor. Other protests include doctors striking over working conditions and pay, parents demonstrating against expensive child rearing costs and similar outpourings over increasing gas prices.
Thousands thronged the streets of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other major cities and chanted, “The people demand social justice.” Protesters waved Israeli flags and placards that read: “work 3 jobs but don’t make ends meet,” ”killing ourselves to live“ and ”social gaps are killing us.”
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said more than 100,000 people protested in 10 cities across the country from Beersheba in the south to Kiryat Shmoneh at the northern tip of the country Saturday night. Police closed major streets for the protesters to march.
The demonstrations began two weeks ago in Tel Aviv, where young activists set up a small tent encampment in a central neighborhood to draw attention to the country’s housing crunch. The protests, inspired in part by unrest in neighboring Arab countries, have continued to gain steam and show no signs of slowing.
“This is a great success; people are marching in the streets and living in the streets for the past two weeks,” Stav Shafir, one of the protest leaders said. “Finally people are choosing to determine how they want to live. We want affordable housing, health, education and welfare.”
The weeks of popular demonstrations are becoming a headache for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with polls showing a sharp drop in his approval ratings and strong support for the protesters. Netanyahu announced a package of reforms meant to lower housing prices last week but it did little to defuse the anger.
In Jerusalem, thousands marched through the city center to the prime minister’s house.
Protesters held up signs reading, “Netanyahu go home.” The protests have brought together people from diverse background and a wide range of political views. Recent demonstrations have included marches against the prices of gasoline, boycotts of expensive cottage cheese that forced manufacturers to lower prices and lengthy strikes by social workers and doctors over pay and working conditions.
The average Israeli salary stands at about $2,500 per month, with key professions like teachers, civil servants and social workers typically earning less than $2,000 a month.
Home prices jumped some 35 percent between December 2007 and August 2010 and rental rates have also risen steadily. Rent on a modest three-bedroom apartment in central Jerusalem can cost more than $1,000 per month and costs even more in Tel Aviv.
A standard, 1,000-square-foot (100-square-meter) apartment can easily top $600,000 in metropolitan centers like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and $200,000 to $300,000 in second-tier areas.
Protest organizers addressed a crowd of 50,000 people in Tel Aviv.
“We are here today to tell our elected representatives in the clearest manner that the government has a responsibility toward its citizens,” Daphni Leef, one of the leaders said. “Public housing isn’t a dirty word. No more tricks.”
Opposition leader Tzipi Livni said parliament should cancel its summer break to deal with the crisis.
Cabinet secretary Tzvi Hauser tried to defend the government’s policies on Channel 10 TV but was heckled and silenced by questions from a panel of critics. Hauser said the government had inherited the problems from previous governments and was working hard to solve them.
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Comments (143)
eric6161
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:03pmThe communists are at it again. Everyone wants to make more money and have everyone else make less… welcome to communism101.
Report Post »proudpatriot77
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:26pmAbsolutely. Communism has dug its heels in every country on the face of the Earth. At least now we can address it in the open instead of in the dark. People need to make a choice between more govt control (Progressivism) and freedom.
Report Post »welloddyfriggindah
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:28pmYou’re right. The masters of deception co-opting the language with noble sounding cries fir social justice.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 3:10pmAnd so the con begins in Israel…………………the progressive socialists numbers are few, but MSM just keep trying to make it look like something it’s not. Can we have some honesty and truth???
Report Post »cromag11b
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 5:02pmActually you just described capitalism. There is only so much pie, it is not limitless. For some to have more others have to have less.
Report Post »@ Coyote2
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 5:21pmI believe it was the jew Karl Marx that invented Communism, so they should be happy as pigs in a slop bucket. The good old USA always gives the greedy parasites around thirteen+ BILLION $$$ every year not to mention what they steal over and above that.
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 7:42pmAgreed. It’s just so obvious.
Report Post »Disnylv
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 8:24pmWow, time to give Big O and Big Governement the boot, let me start first.
Report Post »darkloch
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 12:05amwe need only to shine the light of our own constitution to show everyone the way. everyone of the progressives talk about a one world government. the united states of america’s constitution can make it possible for us to just lead show the way to everything that we need. free markets, good income, good jobs(if your willing to work), and prosperity. we do not need one head of the world. we need just one to show how to do it right and everyone else will just follow our lead. simple right?
Report Post »BSdetector
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 7:06amSpoken like a true commie, cromag11b.
Report Post »In the real world though, Capitalism CREATES wealth while socialism/marxism/communism can only divide and destroy what is existing.
banjarmon
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:01pmThese protest are the perfect conditions for some fool to set off a bomb. The gathering of large crowds would be prohibited. Therefore GB rally would be STOPPED. Someone is behind the scenes controlling the protesters. WHO?…..Soros??
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:06pmThree guesses — Soros, Obama, or both.
Report Post »Rice Water
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:56pmThe left-wing media, the Freemasons, Area 51, the CIA, Nixon, Grover Norquist…take your pick.
Report Post »Love glenn protect glenn
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 7:38amYes, Soros will punish anyone who even resists his advance. Power and control are so important to this man, because he has no room for God in his heart. And, people say religion is not important.
Report Post »morioka
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 7:26pmI‘m here in Israel and I’m telling you: don’t believe what you hear on the news!
Report Post »non of it is true!
those protesters are only 20 thousands – no more than that!
and they are all communists and extremists from the left and many anarchists.
no one sane goes there.
the majority of Israelis are right wing and the polls show that nothing changed and if elections were taken today – Bebe would still win by far.
so who funds it all: it’s called NIF, a branch of Soros in Israel and it is very powerfull and everyone knows what NIF is but you’ll never hear about it in the news! amazing!
NIF is also funding dozens of pro-Palestinian movements and it is trying to destroy the Jewish state from the inside.
NIF = New Israel Fund. they want a NEW ISRAEL and they are trying to tear us apart from within!
remember: no one speaks of it out loud but on forums and all over the internet it is very clear to us all.
Israel is one of the most capitalist countries in the world and this is the key for it‘s huge economic success so I don’t think that a bunch of anarchists could change that.
AWM
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:59am“Affordable Welfare”?
Part of their “Social Justice”?
How about “Collective Salvation”?
It would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:05pmNo not pathetic, this sounds a lot like the progressive socialist idiots we have here in America.
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schmite123oh
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 12:01pmwhat a bunch of morons, have time to spend 2 weeks on the street asking for handouts instead of earning a living so they can help the needy themselves. jerks.
Report Post »Sanha
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:57amWhy did Glenn not explain and warn us of this? I feel like I did when the Psyhic Network went chapter 11 – they did not see it coming?
Report Post »Sanha
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:54amWhy did Glenn not point this out and discuss it previously? I feel like I did when the Psychic Network went chapter 11. They did not see it coming?
Report Post »semihardrock
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:53amSAY Thank You Meyer Lansky AND The Federal Reserve Bank for HIJACKING the US Dollar and taking it OFF the :Gold Standard” in (1971)
JUST SAY THANK YOU! Now sit down and Shut Up while THE CHOSEN FEW will set up “The New World Order” and establish THE ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT!
Report Post »semihardrock
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:03pmWHY ELSE do you think “The Rebbe” would pass out US 1 Dollar Bills, IT HAS BEEN THE GOAL SINCE THE BEGINNING in (1971) and Jewish Philisophical Goal. We ALL live in ONE WORLD so it is only natural to have A ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT!
JUST TELL THE TRUTH….Federal Reserve Bank…
PS….Dont worry….they will STILL let you KEEP THE MONEY!
Report Post »W@nd@
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:52amyeah what instigators started this?
Report Post »i smell a skunk in the wood pile here?….
who foments trouble all over the world with his tenacles here there and everywhere?
always saying the same things!
hmm hmm hmm
Look for it to start happening here in earnest real soon!
kalli
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 4:26pmBINGO! What‘s happening in our illustrious nation’s capital is being prolonged for a purpose…always, I mean always watch what the left hand is doing while the right hand has your attention.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:52amMany Israelis are supporting Rabbi Jimmy McMillan’s “The rent is Too Damn high” in the next election for prime minister.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4o-TeMHys0
Report Post »flfshrmn
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:51amSounds like Code Pink and the rest of the Lefties are trying to influence the people. They should be careful what they wish for! Hope and Change proved to be a catastrophe hee in the US.
Report Post »alylesok
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:44amThe protest are evil and not a reflection on the majority of Israel.. Among the wheat is the tares…. beware of who you listen to and follow… the tares will eventually be pulled up and thrown into the fire.. be not deceived, beware of wolves in sheeps clothing… will you be deceived by the protestors or understand evil for what it is.. ?
Report Post »FreedomMissMeYet
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:59pmRight on AYL. Keep an eye out for deception. Here’s hoping this is the separation of the wheat from the tare and an organized scheme from the commies. Bibi said it in the Oval office recently while schooling Obama, “History will not forgive us this time [if we lose freedom & sovereignty]…” He was referring to the last time Israel lost it’s sovereignty, around 70AD.
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:39am“Social Justice” That is all that needs to said to understand who is behind this.
Report Post »Pujols
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:51amLook at the crowd. It’s a bunch of DUMB KIDS. Like all protest.
Or as Glenn taught Me ‘Useful Idiots’ These Kids don’t have 3 or 4 jobs.
I DON’T THINK MOST OF THEM HAVE ANY JOB !
The only protest I have ever seen with out just Kids is a Tea Party.
Report Post »JimCDew
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:51amDid you see thje communist flag waved by a protester? Even Israel has to put up with them.
Report Post »JimCDew
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:57amAlso note that the source of this story is Russia Today Putin’s Russian resurgeny press organ.
Report Post »Fear The Voices
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:58amAbsolutely! When you look into some of the commie networks in our country, you can’t but help see the involvement of Jewish Americans. It’s not wonder they are also having this problem in their own country; they’re probably exporting the ideology of “gimme”. It’s just part of their own demise from within.
Report Post »I also would not be surprised if there also exist an Israeli equivalent of all the wonderful leftist organizations we have too. After all, if it sounds like a commie, smells like a maggot infested commie, you can bet it’s a commie!
loriann12
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:38pmIt all sounds so good in theory: just give us more money to offset the cost of housing. They don’t stop and think about where the money comes from. It’s like here, they think Obama has his own magical stash of money, not realizing that those of us who work are putting money into that stash. If it becomes useless to work, because the government will just give you what you want, no one will work. Take a lesson from history: The Jamestown colony (I believe that’s the one) started out assigning 1/3 to look for gold, 1/3 to protect from Indians and 1/3 to raise the food. All the food went into a community collection, and you drew out what you needed. Problem is, everyone slipped away to look for gold. They almost all starved to death. Then they were allowed to OWN their own land, grow their own crops and only required to put in 10% so there would be some for emergencies. That succeeded.
Report Post »mlcblog
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 7:44pmYes, it’s just so obvious.
Report Post »Patti Momma Ewok
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:35amIf you don’t think “Public Housing” is a dirty word, just wait to see the conditions in which you’ll be living …you’ll pray for dirty.
Report Post »Pujols
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:43am‘SOCIAL JUSTICE’ is a Dirty word. I know George Soros is a Jew, but He hates the Jews. He doesn’t hate himself, but He‘s like John Stewart and doesn’t admit to even being a Jew.
I think Soros is behind this. It might just be his money, but Israel is like The USA. The are 10% to 20% of useful idiots there just like here. 100,000 people out of 7,000,000 is 1/70th of all the people.
Report Post »Susystin
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:33amLooks to me like the powers to be globalists are setting up another country’s demise. The groups hire unions and professional protesters to go in to countries and disrupt – adding some “locals” along the way. Also after leaders, as we can see with the US going in to Egypt, Libia and causing disruption in other countries. After Rupert Murcoch big time – placing plants in his organizations – probably even his own son in on it since his children hated any conservative views. Look for Fox to go further left than they have already. Murcdoch will cave. Research Bilderburg Group, Tri Lateral, and other globalist groups. Research people like, Kissinger, Rockafeller, Kennedys, Bushes, Rice, Soros, Powell and many, many others in our country and around the world. It’s easy to find out the members.
Report Post »Vernon Black
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:32amAcross the Globe, the People who lived under the yoke of Socialism/Communism have shed their shackles for the Economic Freedom of Capitalism…While those People who have so much because they have the Economic Freedom of Capitalism are crying to be shackled by the yoke Socialism….
Report Post »Whirled Peas
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:48amThat is the ‘alternate universe’ of Progressivism/REgressiveism.
Report Post »Whirled Peas
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:28amI wonder if they could get ‘social justice’ from Hamas or Hisbollocks? Hummm social justice, where have I heard that before? Sounds to me like some of the marxist trash here has infiltrated Israel.
Oh they even protested at his house? Wow, can you say ‘union thugs’?
A cabinet secretary was heckled and silenced? Stone me! that sounds like Crud Pinko!
Buck up Israel! If you want to protest someone, protest O‘Mulligan’s regime and their endless Cloward and Piven style spending. Realize that enormous world debt will eventually be forgiven because when the rest of the world owes ONE person/country and can‘t repay the debt then you will arrive at ’one world order’ and the debtee (to coin a word) will rule the world. (or his ‘organization’ will) I don’t think Soros will live that long.though.
Report Post »One Match Left
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:26amyeah that sounds fishy. he One place of stability in the middle east is suddenly acting the same as the rest of the “peaceful” revolutions. Also happens to be the one place that is going to be a focus of attention with a ralley. something seems strange about this.
Report Post »Sam Brown
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:24amSounds like Israel has joined the rest of us as slaves to our governments.
Report Post »concealled9mms
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:26amyea but at least 10s of thousands are protesting we havent done that in years, we need about a million to march on washington
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:55amconcealed9mm
Report Post »I agree, we need to march on them again. I went to the 912 rally and the media pretended it did not even happen. The fools in DC did not even acknowledge we were there. I am not certain if another one would even be recognized. It would be, if we were union thugs or some agenda pushers that lick the pretender in chief’s boots. Sad stuff.
Sam Brown
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 2:42pmOK I will march, who is bringing the tar and feathers?
Report Post »Jennifer
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:21amRising costs will be blamed against Netanyahu just like all of the other world’s problems.
Report Post »concealled9mms
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:31amits bushs fault
Report Post »Hoosier
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:19amIt‘s the Roman Catholic Church’s fault. ;)
Report Post »Susystin
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:33amNo, it‘s Bush’s fault, remember.
Report Post »Hoosier
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:22pmOh, I forgot.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:19am“The PEOPLE demand SOCIAL JUSTICE.” (captial letters are my own editting for emphesis).
Does anyone other than me see the trend the article is describing:
Class warfare…
Economic warfare..
Social Justice…
Haves and Have nots…
Inequality…
Sounds like the Socialist Progressives and Communists are on the loose in Israel, and if this is so, how much support is Mr Obama giving unto them?
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:24amMy thoughts exactly..
Report Post »Seede
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:28amIsrael has always been socialists. We call it a democratic govt. but in all reality it has never been anything but socialism. American Jews think the same way.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:45amSnow Exactly…. I was posting when there was only one on the site but got distracted. Although it seems we have all pretty much posted the same things.
You have it right Snow. I am sure this did not come about by itself. It all sounds so familar. I just truly did not know people were that unhappy in Israel.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:09pm@SissyKatz — understand it is not necessarily that most people are unhappy in Israel; the secret to making a propaganda move with a mob is to have a few rabble rousers whip people into a frenzy over any matter they chose and others will gradully get drawn into the ‘lets see whats going on over there’ move.
I think this may be, behind the scenes, a group or groups maneuvering to gain postion and levergae for future social changes or political changes…again just my own theory, yet possible.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:42pmAmazing. I do not understand how so many refuse to be honest to themselves and see the truth looking them right in the eyes.
No Obama has nothing to do with protests in Israel. To suggest such or even hint bad BO has a part is absolutely insane and hurts the cause of us standing in truth.
Why do tens of thousands of protesters in Israel have to be Soros or bad BO? Why can’t it be truth, Israeli’s in the most part are socialist/Marxist. Here in America, Jews vote Progressive (formally known as Democrat) and Progressives are Socialist wanna B’s. Now we see Israeli‘s by the tens of thousands protesting BiBi because Israeli’s aren’t getting enough from Government. Connect the dots………
Universal Healthcare
Mandatory Military Service
Public Housing
Virtually no Private Property
Welfare
Social Justice
Collective religious belief
Each one of these are socialist, just as we say America has turned Socialist by having these programs. Just as bad BO is Socialist for wanting such programs.
Israeli’s are protesting for MORE Government. More SOCIAL JUSTICE as used by Socialists/Marxists. Wake up and smell the roses!
Report Post »morioka
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 7:48pm@SEEDE
Report Post »you are very wrong!
we are nothing like our American-Jewish brothers! they are an enigma to us (especially on the Obama thing).
we used to be great supporters of socialism in the past but today Israel is almost pure capitalism!
our prime minister is an economy genius and no one is more of a capitalist than him, I guarantee you!
remember the idea of Kibuutz? today there isn’t even one (!) left! the name Kibbutz is still there but it is no longer a socialist community. we tried to live the dream of socialism but it simply failed (like it did all over the world throughout history).
please don‘t say we’re socialists… it’s not only a lie, it’s also offending…
stang289
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:17amIs Van Jones in Israel ? left wing hacks and community agitators
Report Post »redbone007
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:25amSEUI and ACORN. Remember Acorn when international.
Report Post »LouisianaPatriot
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:37amAnd Wade Rathke (of ACORN fame) is undoubtedly not far from that protest. I read that he was in India, so he is probably making the rounds.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 9:46amYou think Israel would let any of these crazies in their country? They didn’t let any protesters in thru the airport. Nice try but no cigar.
Report Post »Romanticpoet
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:16amRemember Glenn’s words:
“Top down, bottom up, inside out”
This says a LOT: “We want affordable housing, health, education and welfare.”
Any guess that the demonstrators are activists that believe in Marxism/Socialism?
If the Marxists and Socialists can beat Israel in one way; they will do it in a simulated “velvet revolution”
Report Post »Whirled Peas
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:31amThis says a LOT: “We want affordable housing, health, education and welfare.”
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You forgot two year unemployment vacations at the taxpayers’ expense.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:15amOh, here we go w/ social justice again.
“The protests, inspired in part by unrest in neighboring Arab countries, have continued to gain steam and show no signs of slowing. “ – let’s hear it for the Arab Spring!!!
It’s a global recession folks – what part of that don’t you understand? Things are tough all over.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:13amDoes this sound suspicious to anyone?
Report Post »Kitsune
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 3:02pmIf you think it sounds suspicious now, just wait until two weeks from now, when Israelis protest for Shari’ah Law.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:08amWow, is life good anywhere anymore?
Report Post »Hula Calhoun
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:11amApparently not. Even Israel wants social justice. I don’t think there is any place on Earth to go to.
Still stand for Israel, Glenn?
Report Post »El Paco
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:13amWait a tick…. “We Want Social Justice”????
Where’s Georgie??
Report Post »srjim2000
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:17amThis story makes me wonder if what Glenn said about Israel *getting it* – is really as accurate as he thinks. T‘would appear the socialists and marxists calling for Israel’s destruction have infiltrated the populace of Israel too…
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:29amI did not know that there was “Unrest” with the Government in Israel. No one could pay those prices for houses with salaries that disproportionate. The pay is much more than in the Arab countries but wow the prices for homes are exorbidant. I am surprised. Social Justice sounds familar though. The U.S must have sent “Community organizers” over there.
Report Post »I did not dream that the country was “Unhappy” with BeBe. I guess everyone is unhappy with the leaders including “Us”.
concealled9mms
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 11:30amlife is great in jaco costa rica and i will be there soon for good and i will never look back, the place is filling up with all kinds of americans who are done with our government, who just want a normal life and for about 15 hundred a month you can live quite well and that includes full blown health care
Report Post »john1417
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 12:07pm@concealled9mms
Report Post »Hey is I would like to ask you some questions about costa rica I wish there was a way to interact on another chat board or something. I have a friend that is out of work and no health care right now. He has cancer of both lungs and deciced to live out the rest of his life in vagas. He loves to play poker and he has been there for a year now and is not loosing money but just paying the bills. I think he might like a change and if there is gambling there he might go. He also loves to fish. I hope you read this and reply. I’ll keep shecking to see if you do. I hope you have a great time there I wish I could do it.