The social protest movement is back. Sparked by the arrest of movement leader Dafni Leef last week in Tel Aviv, 10,000 marchers took to the streets of Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv last Saturday, shouting, “The only solution to privatization is revolution.” Calling it the “Israeli New Deal”, movement leaders have also drafted a social covenant for Israel that includes important pledges for housing, social welfare and the environmental stewardship. The group hopes the covenant will clarify …More

For the first time since the beginning of the social protests that have swept Israel over the past month, protesters will not be gathering for a march in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening, and instead protests will take place in at least 11 other cities across the country. The main events will take place in Beer Sheva and Afula. Activists are also preparing for marches in Eilat, Dimona, Modiin, Petah Tikva, Ramat Hasharon, Hod Hasharon, Netanya, Haifa and Beit Shaan. Speakers have still not been confirmed for the mass …More

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday condemned the media coverage of Israel's social protest, claiming that the government is behaving responsibly, and added that some of those taking part in the protests are opportunists. When I see the protests and what is happening in London, I see an island of stability here, said Lieberman, in an interview on Israel Radio. We are a stable democracy. There is also a lot to fix in our society, but overall there are things that we can be proud of, he added. A protest …More