Comment and Opinion
Lorna Fitzsimons – 09/08/2011
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Never underestimate the power of people to stand up and make a difference in their society.
This message, which was carried around the streets of Cairo, Benghazi and Algiers, has found an echo in tens of thousands of young Israelis in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Be’er Sheva. What began as a spontaneous Facebook group protesting the high cost of housing in Israel soon materialised into improvised tent compounds at the heart of Israeli cities. This weekend, approximately 300,000 Israelis joined mass rallies demanding greater social justice and equality.”