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TSEDEK CHEVRATI?

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The wind of protest continues to blow stronger…

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…if we judge by the number of tents that keep growing along Rothchild Avenue…

 

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…and all the young people breathing life into a revolution that keeps widening.

 

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They have a resilience and a commitment to ensure their message will come through.

 

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The leaders of the protest held a news conference on a line of improvised chairs…

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…in the middle of the stage.In the center was Dafni Leaf.

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They used words that, in their pathos, remind us of similar speeches that were given by Jewish leaders decades ago…

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…and they announced a massive protest for this coming Saturday.

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[Dafni Leaf:] Good evening to all the tenants of the tents all around the country.

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This week the government of Israel disappointed us once more…

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when the tent protest was treated with neglect and ridicule…

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…and disregard. And therefore the struggle is going to the next level tonight.

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This is our country.

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And the time has come to return it to the people.

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[Chant:] The people demand social justice.

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The tents protest……that kindled this summer in the streets of Israel…

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…is marking this Saturday evening [with a demonstration]……at what appears to be its peak.

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Chant: A whole generation demands a future.

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Chant: The people demand social justice!

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We changed the word “pity” to the word “mercy”.

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We changed the word “charity” to the word “justice”.  

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We changed the word “alms” to the word “welfare”.  

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We changed the word “consumer” to the word “citizen”.

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We changed the word “to wait” to the word “to change”.  

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And we changed the word “alone” to the word “together”.

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This is the biggest thing we have done this summer.

 

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I don’t know about you, friends…but this is not reversible, from here we won’t agree to go backward.

 

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We are marching forward to a better future and a more just country.

 

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Social justice! 

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