J14: The exclusive revolution
How the largest social justice movement in Israel’s history managed to ignore the Palestinians This piece was co-written with Max Blumenthal. A shorter version originally appeared on Alternet. The men...
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PHOTOS: Low turnout for J14 weekend demonstrations
Demonstrations across the country manage to bring together only 20,000 people. Protest in Jaffa is fiery and emotional Just one week before the “million man march” that the J14 movement plans on...
View ArticleNormalcy, hope and the Israeli tent protesters
Hope, one of the most powerful and fickle of human emotions, was a philosophical obsession of Baruch Spinoza, the 17th century Jewish philosopher. Spinoza paid a high social price in dedicating his...
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Report: J14 tents to be dismantled after “Million people” protest
The Israeli website NRG says the J14 movement is considering to call on all tent camps to dismantle after the Saturday mass demonstrations; and could J14 and M15 jump over the pond? 1. NRG is reporting...
View ArticleClampdown on J14: Main camps evicted, at least 40 arrested
After two months of allowing J14 protests to continue largely undisturbed, authorities moved heavily this week to dismantle the tent cities across the country. Several scores were arrested and police...
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From #J14, through #Occupy-WallStreet, to #Globalchange – be proud
These are great times to be an Israeli and an American, when peoples of both nations are fighting capitalism gone wild Over two years ago I decided to start blogging. I called my blog “Half & Half”...
View ArticleWATCH: Israelis launch world protest day with solidarity demo on Syrian border
(Update – the video is now fully subtitled.) Today is October 15 – the day slated by dozens of local social justice and democracy movements to try and hold a worldwide, truly global demonstration....
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SURVEY: Palestinian citizens demand social justice
A new survey of Arab citizens of Israel following waves of anti-Arab activity shows that most have not given up on Israeli society, but instead express strong support for social activism to advance...
View ArticleWhy J14 movement should keep occupation off the agenda
Linking the J14 movement with security issues will be the downfall of the social justice movement. Talking about the occupation will only prolong it. Article originally published on the Daily Beast’s...
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How the social protests in Israel broke down national borders
While trying to plan a new life abroad following the failure of the 2011 social protests, Regev Contes uncovers a family secret that radically alters his Israeli Jewish identity. By Mati Shemoelof...
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