Social protest movements
Civil resistance vs. vigilantism: Has nonviolent protest lost its relevance?
“To do an extreme act of violence, a person must not have seen any hope. There are groups creating a pathway to positive change.”
'Every Palestinian will die:' Canadian threatens protesters with nail gun
Iranian regime planning counterprotests for Friday
A decade since Israel's social protests, food-makers afraid to raise prices
NGOs commend government’s move to regulate the status of asylum-seekers
Omdim Beyachad has led protests against the planned deportation of African migrants in the past few months and views the new plan to regulate the status of 16,250 of them as a victory.
Tel Aviv protests: Grunge never died (and neither did Tupac)
1. Grunge Never Died (And Neither Did Tupac)
‘Adopt-a-Nazi’ fund-raiser reaches, surpasses $150,000
As of Sunday morning, the GoFund- Me campaign to benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center had raised more than $155,000 and raised its goal to $165,000 by Monday.
French immigrant nurses protest against red tape in government
Elisabeth Ranassier, a registered nurse from France with 17 years of experience, does not work in her profession here because of the red tape.
Israeli Fair Rental Law passes final vote, 6 years after housing protests
“The nation demands social justice, and this is a step on the way,” 2011 protests icon MK Stav Shaffir said.
Protesters block roads as fight for increased disability payments continues
Estimates for the cost of raising disability payments to equal the minimum wage have ranged from NIS 7 billion to 14 billion.
Israeli youth workers exploited, unaware of their basic rights, report finds
This year's report focused primarily on the restaurant and event hall industries, which employ tens of thousands of youth every year.
Disagree and debate – yes, fight and friction – no
We hear the story of Esther and give mishloach manot to one another this Purim, let’s all commit ourselves to doing everything in our power to remember that disagreements are just disagreements.
American-Israelis to rally in Tel Aviv in solidarity with DC Women’s March
The rally is scheduled to take place on Saturday night and will coincide with the march in Washington, DC.
We’ll do it our way
Polly Bronstein says she "came back to Israel in 2013 to a changed country."