Israeli economy protests gaining momentum
Sunday, August 14th, 2011 at
4:12 pm
A protest movement in Israel, born out of frustration over soaring property prices, is gaining momentum across the country. More protests are expected on Saturday, as the list of grievances grows to include health care, education and the cost of living. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan has more from Tel Aviv.
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@tNJippoes You should also keep in mind that this kind of discrimination does not exist only in Israel or countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iran. It exists as well in countries such Turkey, Lebanon, France, Russia, America, Mexico, Brazil and Australia. There's a major difference though. Israel is still at war with Arab countries. Nevertheless, Arabs are still allowed to take important political roles in Israel and represent themselves in Israel's parliament.
@tNJippoes Frist of all, Israel's political regime is not that democratic and secular, as religious leaders are still too influent in the political arena. Secondly, you must not forget there's a conflict going on and that many of those Arabs (who by the way are actually Israelites whose ancestors adopted an Arab cultural identity) seek the extermination of the Israelite people. So you can't really expect a good coexistence under those conditions can you?
@rencrow watch?v=N3LnEkU2Vzo&feature=channel_video_title
@rencrow
Who Care ?! Jews care !!
Most of Western countries prefers that Israel will be a Jewish state because Israel ,also most of Israeli Arabs rather live under Jewish control .
The U.S. wants their 15 to 30 million $'s a day in aid BACK. bitches..
Parasites pissed about cutting costs, just like London and soon to be the US now that the interest of obama's gold card just went up
It's just like the situation in the US. When is the "middle class" (actually the underclass) in the US going to get a clue and start protesting too?
Knowing Netanyahu, he's just stalling. He's a pathetic corrupt embarrassment, and his brother Yoni, the Entebbe hero, is rolling in his grave.
@sunRsaturn Blankfein doing God's work? Ridiculous
@sunRsaturn Which Palestinians have expensive hotels and expensive cars? Stop twisting the argument to lump the Palestinians whose land was stolen from then as agreed by the UN in with the criminals which run other dictatorships in the middle east. The Jews were horribly treated in WW2 and you think they would know better. Israel is one of the most racist countries in the world and they continually break international law. Sharon, Deyan, Netenyahu and more are war criminals without a doubt.
@blite13 Isn't it illegal according to International Law, for a country that owns nuclear weapons, is not allowed to receive aid from another country? IT IS and Israel is breaking International Law by NOT DECLARING it's nuclear weapons. Why is this NEVER MENTIONED, EVER?
@ronipold Who cares. Nobody wants them in the middle east nor do they belong there. They need to go back once and for all.
Looks like AIPAC is going to have to put more pressure on American Congress to kick up their 'aid' for Israel.
@ZionistIDF Nice to see a israeli nazi who's so deluded by his own fairy tales. Your brothers the german nazis were also just as deluded and now look where they are. If your brothers were taken down then you in time will also.
While doing G-d's work, guys like Blankfein must have completely forgot G-d's people?
Now where can you find social justice in Israel.... hummmm? What was that scroll like thing that, that guy... oh what was his name... starts with a ??
@excitedsynapses Racist apartheid? You are retarded. The other side wants an all Arab Middle East. What do you call that? That is the whole sharade behind Palestine. You are the sick racist morons beyond a doubt. Crazy nazis. All ready have 21 countries with capitals.
The lazy slobs in Tel Aviv need to be imprisoned. I really loathe people who want something without working for it.
@Shibuki So because the bad conditions and discrimination in Israel for Arabs ins't as severe as in the dictatorial regimes they should feel lucky? We expect that sort of disgraceful behaviour from Dictators, not from democratic regimes and people who were treated badly by Hitler and Stalin. Instead of embracing love and harmony because of the disgraceful behaviour of the rest of the worlds treatment of Jews before, during and after WWII, Israel has become like those who performed atrocities.
@ZionistIDF Your ancestors lived there with many other religions and races, all our ancestors came from Africa but I don't see you laying claim to the rift valley. What about the religions that existed before Judaism? You are brain washed and once the US can no longer afford to protect your interests you will be overrun. You might keep stealing land and abusing human rights for another 5 or 10years but there is an end coming. Israel is a Nazi like state, Palestine is a concentration camp.
@rencrow No I think I like it better in my ancestral homeland where my ancestors always lived, you see Jews and Israel are really one entity. By this time next year we will have thousands of more homes in Jerusalem, it's just a matter of time before the arabs get tired of pretending to be a fake people who never existed in a land they never owned, soon you guys will go back home to Jordan where you belong. Shalom
@rencrow
Why Jews moved from Europe in the first place ?
maybe because of Racism ?,also Jews in some countries in Europe still suffers from racism .
it's simple.. ask America and the american will sacrifice their property (tax,weapon,etc) to help you Israel.. Remember, American is the servant of Israel.
@ZionistIDF Go back to europe where you belong.
@tNJippoes hahaha you really buy into our governments being democracy's?? Representational democracy is a republican oligarch model. Maybe it is all seniors who are scared into voting for them, you don't know.
People are not collectives. All around the world we are facing injustice from power structures. Anyone who is stuck in this racist mentality is ignorant and a fool.