Israel spring

[Marble]

Anyone heard of the protests in Israel?
They have exploding prices but stagnating loans and many just cannot afford living.

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, the price of a three-room flat has risen by more than 40 per cent since 2007. The price of food and petrol was also increasing.
The average salary is about $US2500 ($2389) a month. Teachers and public servants typically earn less than $US2000 a month and many public sector doctors - who have been on strike for months over pay and conditions - earn just $US12 an hour.

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‪Israel: huge demos call for economic reforms‬‏ - YouTube

 

[Flankerl]

Were all the other huge demostrations in Israeli history also "Israel springs"?

 

[Father Heathen]

Yeah, the term is overused.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Were all the other huge demostrations in Israeli history also "Israel springs"?

No, and I'm not at all sure that this one will prove deserving of the comparison. What is required is that it evolve to stand for all Israelis - Jewish, Muslim, and Christian alike. But make no mistake: this demonstration is to the best of my knowledge unprecedented (in great part because of context).

 

[Marble]

I admit the thread title was choosen badly. :bow: