Tuesday, November 13, 2012

12-11-13 Dispatch from Tel Aviv - Last remaining Social Protest encampment


The last remaining group counts about 100, is disorganized and disconnected from the leadership of last year's Social Protest in Israel. The upcoming election is being framed on Iran, Gaza, Syria, who should Israel bomb first?

Tel Aviv, November 13the winter in Tel Aviv is mild, but rainy.  The tents are mostly cheap Israeli made tents, intended for the summer season.  Basically, after 48 hours of on and off rain, everybody is wet all the time.   The last remaining group counts about 100, is disorganized and disconnected from the leadership of last year's Social Protest in Israel.
The encampment itself is subdivided into several groups of different nature.
The central structure is a tent, recycled from some other venue, promoting Israeli-Chinese relationship…










A day earlier, green protest near Kikar HaBimah had a turnout of a couple dozen police in a number of police cars and a single protester – the organizer, who explained to me that he felt obliged to stay, since he had signed on the city permit.



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