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Tel Aviv: Low Turnout, Fistfights at ‘Social Justice’ Rallies
Arutz Sheva ^ | 4/8/12 | Maayana Miskin

Posted on 08/04/2012 1:53:18 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

Organizers of two “social justice” protests in Tel Aviv were disappointed Saturday night when just thousands turned out for the rallies.

The evening was also marred by violent fights as some participants in one rally, held in Kikar HaBima, fought with security personnel at the other, held at the Tel Aviv Museum. One even attempted to burst onto the stage and disturb the event.

Those causing the disturbance were apparently angered by signs bearing the words, “There is a Future” – the name of a new political party started by journalist Yair Lapid. They accused the Tel Aviv Museum protest organizers of attempting to use the “social justice” movement for their own political ends.

MK Yuval Zellner (Kadima), who spoke at the Tel Aviv Museum rally, claimed that the low turnout showed how necessary the protest movement is. “The small crowd is evidence of the despair the middle class feels over the government’s weak, ingratiating policy,” he said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: flop; socialjustice; telaviv; tentcity
More likely middle class lack of interest in last year's wigged-out left-wing weenies' idiocy, and disgust at their implicitly encouraging nut cases to set themselves on fire.
1 posted on 08/04/2012 1:53:28 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

If Israel is anything like here, social justice is only a code phrase for communism anyway!


2 posted on 08/04/2012 2:06:48 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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Basically, yes. Unlike America, though, communists have actually been in power here before (Mapai). Consequently, though, the Middle Class isn’t really interested.


3 posted on 08/04/2012 2:21:09 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Eleutheria5
Tel Aviv residents like most Israelis do not understand that their problem does not lie with "capitalism." Their problem lies with oligarchy.

Perhaps eleven families control all commerce, imp/exp trade and media in Israel. Open markets, rather than being the "enemy," are precisely what Israel needs most.

It is not uncommon to meet an Israeli with an advanced degree of one kind or another spout off about how the "government" should control (for instance) the price of cottage cheese. Collusion got them here and in Plato's Cave they believe that more of the same will get them out.

Classic syndrome, in this case applied to an otherise brilliant population.
4 posted on 08/04/2012 2:48:27 PM PDT by golux
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To: golux

Sometimes brilliant people are the stupidest people around.


5 posted on 08/04/2012 3:14:55 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Eleutheria5

“The small crowd is evidence of the despair the middle class feels over the government’s weak, ingratiating policy,”

Would the government having a strong ingratiating
policy cure the dispair?

I’m verklempt.


6 posted on 08/04/2012 6:03:36 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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How about a weak policy that p@#$es everyone and their mother off? Would that do it;-?


7 posted on 08/05/2012 12:10:39 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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