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.”

 PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE in support of Palestinians at Oxford University earlier this year. Jewish students should demand safety and respect or have the pride to go elsewhere, says the writer.
 Demonstrators shout slogans at a pro-Palestinian rally held across the street from the Consulate General of Israel in New York City, US, October 9, 2023.

'Every Palestinian will die:' Canadian threatens protesters with nail gun

A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 19, 2022.

Iranian regime planning counterprotests for Friday

Thousands of Israelis take part in a protest march against soaring prices of living in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2012.

A decade since Israel's social protests, food-makers afraid to raise prices


Why are Iranian men posting photos of themselves as women?

Web pages making fun of laws restricting women in Iran go viral on social media.

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La partialité de la presse est le carburant de ces âmes égarées persuadées que la violence peut mener à quelque chose de bon

Graffitis de Tag Mehir effaces d'un mur d'eglise

Nurturing the stalks of young womanhood

Midreshet Shiluv Balev meets each student where she’s at, for her to acquire the confidence and life skills to succeed in the path of her choosing.

Midreshet Shiluv Balev

'Hundreds of thousands of Israeli kids not getting enough food'

State Comptroller Shapira says state's failure in providing food security was harming the weakest in society.

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Case closed against social activist Daphni Leef

State also closes cases of 10 other activists; Leef was accused of using force against police and resisting arrest.

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IMF: Sudden drop in housing prices could cause recession

Annual report says housing prices overvalued by 25%; there is a 20% probability of housing "bust," real estate could lose over a tenth its value.

Stone houses in Jerusalem

AG: Let protesters pitch their tents with special approval

Weinstein's concept is to permit protest groups with wide support and which implicate the public interest to apply for a general approval.

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Case against social justice leader Leef put on ice

The bizarre announcement defied reports that AG had already decided to close the Leef case and other cases.

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Police could be backing away from case against protest leader Leef

The police may finally be backing off their case against social justice movement leader Daphni Leef, according to several indications on Sunday.

Daphni Leef, January 26, 2014

Analysis: Venomous stares and a trial that might have been avoided

In the Leef trial it is unlikely that either side cares as much about the legal result as maintaining its standpoint.

Daphni Leef, January 26, 2014