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Tel Aviv Tent City protests

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Inspired by the Arab Spring, another Middle Eastern city, Tel Aviv, Israel, has been hit by social media driven protests; the issue is not democracy but the plight of the consumer, especially in housing.

Society

Protests continue as security forces evict protesters - Tel Aviv

Social protests continue in downtown Tel Aviv as protesters refuse to leave the streets. The homeless people and activists continue to demonstrate...

by carlos van as in Israel on 05/10/2011

Environment

Tent City closes in Tel Aviv

Couches, clothes, signs and files are scattered in the open area of ​​Reading in Tel Aviv, as the Tent City protests come to an end after a long...

by ben_kelmer in Israel on 04/10/2011

Politics

Evacuation of Tent City Compound in Tel Aviv

Police evicted a tent compound in Rothschild street, the symbolic heart of the social justice movement in Israel. The tents, which spearheaded a...

by Eddie Gerald in Israel on 03/10/2011

05/10/2011 - Protests continue as security forces evict protesters - Tel Aviv - Israel - Social protests continue in downtown...
04/10/2011 - Tent City closes in Tel Aviv - Israel - Couches, clothes, signs and files are...
03/10/2011 - End of Tent City Compound in Tel Aviv - Israel - Police evict the last tenants of the...
03/10/2011 - Evacuation of Tent City Compound in Tel Aviv - Israel - Police evicted a tent compound in...
03/10/2011 - Police clear out Tent City in Tel Aviv - Israel - Two are arrested and one hospitalized...
02/10/2011 - Tel Aviv's tent city prepares to for eviction - Israel - Tel Aviv's tent city prepare to be...
02/10/2011 - Rothschild Blvd tent city protesters brace for eviction - Israel - Rothschild Blvd tent city protesters...
22/09/2011 - Tent city protest brings creativity to an art gallery in Tel Aviv - Israel - Fifteen Israeli visual artists were...
16/09/2011 - Tent City in Tel Aviv deserted before holidays - Israel - The tent city on Ben Gurion Boulevard...
14/09/2011 - Housing Protesters take over a Tel Aviv Building - Israel - ‏‪Housing protest activists take over a...

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Protests continue as security forces evict protesters - Tel Aviv

Society

Protests continue as security forces evict protesters -...

Social protests continue in downtown Tel Aviv as protesters refuse to leave the streets. The homeless people and activists continue to demonstrate for a lower cost of living and housing...
by carlos van as, on 5th of October 2011
Tent City closes in Tel Aviv

Environment

Tent City closes in Tel Aviv

Couches, clothes, signs and files are scattered in the open area of ​​Reading in Tel Aviv, as the Tent City protests come to an end after a long demonstration. Tel Aviv, Israel. 4th Oct...
by ben_kelmer, on 4th of October 2011
End of Tent City Compound in Tel Aviv

Politics

End of Tent City Compound in Tel Aviv

Police evict the last tenants of the tent compound in Rothschild street, the symbolic heart of the social justice movement in Israel. The tents, which spearheaded a nationwide social pr...
by Eddie Gerald, on 3rd of October 2011
Police clear out Tent City in Tel Aviv

Society

Police clear out Tent City in Tel Aviv

Two are arrested and one hospitalized after security forces cleaned out the Tent City on Rothschild Boulevard and in Levinski Park. Israel. 3rd October 2011
by carlos van as, on 3rd of October 2011
Evacuation of Tent City Compound in Tel Aviv

Politics

Evacuation of Tent City Compound in Tel Aviv

Police evicted a tent compound in Rothschild street, the symbolic heart of the social justice movement in Israel. The tents, which spearheaded a nationwide social protest, were home to ...
by Eddie Gerald, on 3rd of October 2011
Tel Aviv's tent city prepares to for eviction

Society

Tel Aviv's tent city prepares to for eviction

Tel Aviv's tent city prepare to be evicted from the premises after receiving a 'final notice' from city. Tel Aviv, Israel. 2nd October 2011
by carlos van as, on 2nd of October 2011
Rothschild Blvd tent city protesters brace for eviction

Society

Rothschild Blvd tent city protesters brace for eviction...

Rothschild Blvd tent city protesters brace for eviction on Sunday morning, Tel Aviv, Israel. 1st October 2011
by carlos van as, on 2nd of October 2011
Tent City in Tel Aviv deserted before holidays

Society

Tent City in Tel Aviv deserted before holidays

The tent city on Ben Gurion Boulevard in Tel Aviv, with it's symbolism still very much present is now only a ghost of itself as no one lives there anymore. Isreal. 16th September 2...
by Andre Spatz, on 16th of September 2011
Tent city protest brings creativity to an art gallery in Tel Aviv

Arts & Entertainment

Tent city protest brings creativity to an art gallery i...

Fifteen Israeli visual artists were selected for an exhibition entitled "Protest" in a Tel Aviv gallery. They used the social protest that is taking place in Israel as inspira...
by Eddie Gerald, on 22nd of September 2011
Housing Protesters take over a Tel Aviv Building

Society

Housing Protesters take over a Tel Aviv Building

‏‪Housing protest activists take over a building in central Tel Aviv that they plan to use for creative and political protest activities intended to benefit all socio-economic levels of...
by ben_kelmer, on 14th of September 2011
Housing demonstrators clash with police - Jerusalem

Society

Housing demonstrators clash with police - Jerusalem

Young Israelis protest after the police stormed a deserted building owned by the Hebrew University, to remove homeless families and social protesters who have been inhabiting the premis...
by NSI Agency, on 13th of September 2011
Police remove protesters from deserted buildings in Jerusalem

Society

Police remove protesters from deserted buildings in Jer...

Police forces have stormed a deserted building owned by the Hebrew University, to remove homeless families and social protesters who have been inhabiting the premises for the past two w...
by NSI Agency, on 13th of September 2011
Social protesters hold thousand table events throughout Israel

Politics

Social protesters hold thousand table events throughout...

The event, entitled “1,000 tables”, in which the public can bring up an array of social issues was held at the plaza of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and in other locations in dozens citi...
by Eddie Gerald, on 10th of September 2011
African Asylum seekers find shelter at tent city compound in Tel Aviv

Politics

African Asylum seekers find shelter at tent city compou...

In the month of August alone, some 2,000 Africans crossed through the Egyptian border into Israel. By December 2010 an estimated 36,000 African asylum seekers crossed into Israel. 7th S...
by Eddie Gerald, on 7th of September 2011
Israeli protesters clash with police as city hall break in fails

Society

Israeli protesters clash with police as city hall break...

Israeli police clash with Israeli demonstrators who tried to break into Tel Aviv City Hall, during a protest against the evacuation of a tent city set up in protest of the high cost of ...
by NSI Agency, on 7th of September 2011
Violent social demonstration ends with 40 arrested in Tel Aviv

Politics

Violent social demonstration ends with 40 arrested in T...

Social justice protesters demonstrated in front of Tel Aviv’s City Hall in response to the municipality’s attempt to evacuate the tent cities, which were established in different neighb...
by Eddie Gerald, on 7th of September 2011
Protesters strike camp at Tent City - Jerusalem

Society

Protesters strike camp at Tent City - Jerusalem

Young Israelis strike camp and take down the tents in which they have been staying for the last 7 weeks during protests over the rising cost of living and lack of affordable housing. Is...
by NSI Agency, on 4th of September 2011
Families protest against cost of living - Jerusalem

Society

Families protest against cost of living - Jerusalem

Following massive demonstrations over the weekend, Israeli families occupied an empty building in Jerusalem, protesting against the high cost of living. Jerusalem, Israel. 4th September...
by Mahmoud illean, on 4th of September 2011
The Tent City compound after mass rally in Tel Aviv

Politics

The Tent City compound after mass rally in Tel Aviv

Images of the tent city after hundred of thousands of Israelis took to the streets across Israel demanding affordable housing, education and medical care. 4th September 2011
by Eddie Gerald, on 4th of September 2011
Thousands protest over cost of living and Housing - Tel Aviv

Politics

Thousands protest over cost of living and Housing - Tel...

Around 400,000 people took part in what is being called the biggest protest in Israel's history, over the rising cost of living and the lack of affordable accommodation. Israel. 3r...
by carlos van as, on 3rd of September 2011

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