Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police

By +972 reporters | photos: Oren Ziv and Keren Manor/Activestills

Dozens of thousands of Israeli gathered to protest soaring housing prices in Tel Aviv yesterday, in what was the biggest political rally the city have seen in years, and one of the largest demonstrations over social issues in Israel ever. After midnight, several hundred protesters blocked main roads in Tel Aviv, resulting in clashes with police. 43 were arrested, 11 face charges of “illegal gathering”

Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Tel Aviv rally over housing prices, July 23-24, 2011 (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)


Read more about the social unrest in Israel and the recent “tent protest”:

After huge rally, social justice protesters block central streets Tel Aviv / Dimi Reider

Understanding the tent protests / Noam Sheizaf

Tent protest: Why we march tonight / Roni Gelbfish

Tent city protest: It’s politics, but not as usual / Dimi Reider

Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Tel Aviv rally over housing prices, July 23-24, 2011 (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Tel Aviv rally over housing prices, July 23-24, 2011 (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Tel Aviv rally over housing prices, July 23-24, 2011 (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Protesters blocking streets in Tel Aviv following rally over housing prices (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Protesters blocking streets in Tel Aviv following rally over housing prices (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Arrest of a protester in Tel Aviv following rally over housing prices (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Arrests of protesters in Tel Aviv following rally over housing prices (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Arrests of protesters in Tel Aviv following rally over housing prices (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Protesters blocking confront police following rally over housing prices (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Arrests of protesters in Tel Aviv following rally over housing prices (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Protester carrying a sign that reads "Mubarak, Assad, Netanyahu" (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Protesters confront police following rally over housing prices July 23-24, 2011 (photo: Keren Manor/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Protesters confront police following rally over housing prices July 23-24, 2011 (photo: Keren Manor/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Protesters confront police following rally over housing prices July 23-24, 2011 (photo: Keren Manor/Activestills)
Images: Tel Aviv housing protest, clashes with police
Protesters confront police following rally over housing prices. Sign reads "the market is free. How about you?" (photo: Keren Manor/Activestills)

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