Housing Protest

Tel Aviv Tent Protesters Seek to 'Overthrow Bibi'

Leftist MKs, unions pile into Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard, complaining about housing crisis, and calling to replace Netanyahu.

Tel Aviv Tent City Expects Police to Swoop

After receiving municipal eviction orders, Tel Aviv tent camp residents are staying put, expect police to use force. Just like "settlers."

Nationalists March in Tel Aviv, Protest Against 'Palestine'

Dozens of nationalists gathered in Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard in a protest march against the Palestinian Authority’s statehood bid.

Housing Demo Turns Violent, 20 Arrested

Police arrest about 20 protesters in Tel Aviv after they hurled paint and eggs at municipality. Mayor evacuated.

Tent Protest Moves to the Next Stage: We're Here to Stay

Housing protest leaders present their demands. "We're here to stay. These problems affect everyone and we need to act together."

Prof. Trajtenberg: Unified People Won't be Defeated

Prof. Trajtenberg, head of PM's social welfare committee, explains the message of unity which emanates from the social protests

Social Protest Leader Leef 'Refused to Serve in IDF'

Nail in the coffin of the "social protest?" Grassroots group finds protest leader refused to serve in the IDF 'occupation army'.

Tent Protest Collapsing?

Numerous voices in the press say that the protest that rocked the nation is about to die.

NIF Protesters: Trajtenberg, Resign

Leaders of New Israel Fund's press-driven protest want Netanyahu himself to face them.

Budget Battle: Defense vs. Benefits

Upset in Defense Ministry as government weighs cuts to pay for benefits. “This could bring us back to 2006.”

Call to Nationalists: Don't Join the Protests

Head of terror victims' organization calls upon religious Zionist community not to support the housing protest.

Musician Threatens Violent Protest

Yirmi Kaplan says if Netanyahu does not heed protesters they should resort to violence.

Peres Prods Protesters: Talk to Committee

President Peres calls for talks between the protest leadership and the socio-economic committee of experts.

Nationalist Housing Protest Tent Folding

Baruch Marzel and Meir Bretler decided to fold their tent after thousands of units were approved in Jerusalem.

Tent Protesters Threaten Government

Tent protest leaders say they will not talk to the committee appointed to deal with them.

Leading Journalist: Protest a 'Totalitarian Media' Hoax

Kobi Arieli, a prominent religious journalist, publishes a scathing critique of protest created by Israel's "White Tribe."

Marzel: There Are Quite a Few Rightists in Tel Aviv

Baruch Marzel speaks to Arutz Sheva from Tel Aviv's tent city. "Most people here welcome us with open arms."

It's Official: Real Income Down by 1.2%

Protesters feeling the pinch now have data to back them up, as surveys show a 1.2% drop in real income in March-May.

Tent Cities get Financial Planning

Tent protesters get financial counseling from group that preaches, “Political change – and individual responsibility.”

Press Accused of Inflating Number of Protesters

Journalist takes magnifying glass to reports about 300,000 protesters, says real number is about 65,000.

Protest Leader: We're Not Communists

Housing protest leader denies the protests are meant to topple Netanyahu government: "We do not want him to quit, just improve."

PM: We Can't Ignore Protest

Netanyahu: Impossible to Ignore Public Protest

"We want to give genuine solutions in a thorough – not cosmetic – way: a genuine change in the order of priorities to ease economic burden."

Rabbi: Want a Home? Repent for Gush Katif

Rav Daniel Stavsky warns protesters that without repenting for expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif, they will not merit housing.

Protest: Organizers Think Big, Ketzaleh Thinks Bigger

Housing protest organizers hope for 500,000 at Saturday night rally, Ketzaleh calls on one million from Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem to join.

Sheftel: Crisis? Nonsense

The financial “crisis” raised by protest leaders is absurd, says Yoram Sheftel, pointing to a rapid increase in consumption of luxury goods.

Anarchists Attack Nationalists

Anarchists Set Fire to Nationalist Tent

Angry about nationalist presence in 'their' protest, anarchists set fire to a tent and attack a cameraman.

What Do They Want to Achieve? The Tent City Protests

Terror victims' organization head Meir Indor's disturbing take on the housing protests in Israel. Is Netanyahu listening?

Nationalists Join Protest

Nationalists Join Housing Protest

Im Tirtzu, My Israel, Raananim descend on leftist Tel Aviv protest at Rothschild Ave. under police protection.

Israeli Singer: The Housing Protest is Definitely Leftist

Singer Ariel Zilber was invited to the tent camp in Tel Aviv but the invitation was cancelled. The reason? He planned to praise Netanyahu.

MK Shama-Hacohen: Protesters Are 'Irresponsible'

MK Carmel Shama criticizes housing protesters, says their demands are irresponsible.

Journalist Blames Hareidim, Settlers for Housing Crisis

Economica commentator Nehemia Strassler says hareidim and Judea and Samaria resident are to blame for the housing crisis.

Housing Protest Silly Demands

Housing Protest Leaders Lose Ground with Silly Demands

Left-wing rabble rousers' demands to negotiate with Netanyahu himself, on live television, may lose them Union support.

Ben-Ari Faces Off with Leftist Critic

MK Ben-Ari supports residents of his childhood neighborhood in southern Tel Aviv, fends off leftist critic.

PM: We'll Change Priorities

Netanyahu Answers Protesters: We'll Change Priorities

"We must avoid irresponsible, hasty and populist steps," says Prime Minister, yet agrees "some of the claims are justified."

Indor: Housing Protest is Radical Left

Is the housing protest really innocent and apolitical? Not according to Meir Indor, who listened carefully to what is being said at 'tent ci

Nationalists Crash Protest

Nationalists Crashing Housing Protest

Activists for housing in Samaria piggybacking on the leftist housing demonstration: "We are not afraid."

Sweltering in Your Protest Tent? Here's A Survival Kit

The largest health fund in Israel, Kupat Cholim Clalit, tells how you can beat the heat wave in your housing protest tent.

Bank of Israel Move Could Foil Netanyahu’s Housing Plan

Bank of Israel instructs banks to tighten their financing terms for developers, presenting a problem for PM's cheap housing plan.

Not Just Tel Aviv: Housing Protest Hits Judea and Samaria

The tent city housing protests have also reached the Gush Etzion community of Tekoa. Arutz Sheva was there.

Legal Forum to PM: Housing Crisis is Easily Solvable

The Legal Forum responds to PM’s plan to solve the housing crisis: solve the housing crisis in Judea and Samaria and you've solved it all!

Protesters: The Problem is Much Bigger than Just Housing

Tent city protesters respond to Netanyahu's plan. "The problem is more than just about housing. Housing is just the tip of the iceberg."

Rivlin: Protesting is Part of Democracy, But Be Responsible

Knesset Speaker Rivlin met on Monday with some of the young Israelis who have been involved in the tent protest against the rise housing pri

Protesters Block Knesset

Video: Protesters Block Knesset Entrance

Dozens of protesters for affordable housing blocked the entrance to the Knesset. Five arrested.

Non-Political Protest? Housing Protesters Attack Nationalists

Jerusalem housing protest turns ugly as leftists attack nationalists who talk about available homes in Judea and Samaria.

Netanyahu Denies Plans to Replace Steinitz

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Office: Contrary to the reports, the Prime Minister does not intend to replace the Minister of Finance.

Housing Protest: 43 Arrested

Police Arrest 43 in Leftist ‘Housing’ Protest

Over 20,000 in Tel Aviv protest by middle class, radical Left involved in agitation. Police arrest 43, detain 200.

Tel Aviv: Protestors Invade Prestigious Skyscraper

A group of students protesting the lack of Tel Aviv housing have invaded a skyscraper under construction at the Frishman-Dizengoff intersect

Housing Protest Goes Political, Linked to New Israel Fund

The Zionist ‘Im Tirtzu’ organization pulls out of the Tel Aviv housing protest, after finding a link to the leftist New Israel Fund

Tel Aviv Protesters: High Housing Prices Affect All Sectors

Arutz Sheva visits the tent camp in Tel Aviv, set up in protest of the sharp rise in housing prices throughout Israel.

PA Slams Israel's New Housing Starts

The Palestinian Authority has slammed Israel's effort to relieve its housing shortage in two towns in Judea and Samaria.

Hareidis: Maybe Now Housing Shortage will be Addressed

MK Yisrael Eichler (UTJ) thinks leftist housing protest could help homeless Hareidim as well.

MK Regev Files Complaint Against Attackers

Likud MK Miri Regev filed a complaint against young protesters who attacked her, as well as against leftist MK Nitzan Horowitz.

Hareidim, Secular Students Find Common Ground

Hareidi-religious politicians and secular students from Tel Aviv have found common ground in the housing crisis.

Kibbutzim Offer Solution to Housing Prices

Kibbutzim offer themselves as a solution to high housing prices and the shortage of available residences.