Taking Stock / Permanent revolution

08.05.2012                      16.Ijar. 5772                    Tag 31 des Omer

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Taking Stock / Permanent revolution

The protest leaders now entering politics have to change the people's awareness. But that's a long battle, reflected by Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity at the polls.

The young leaders of Israel's protest movement were caught unawares. They hadn't expected early elections; they won't have time to establish their own party and will have to join an existing one. With no other choice, they're negotiating with Labor, Kadima and even Yair Lapid's new party.
If you're one of the 90% of Israelis who identifies with the social-justice protests, my advice is not to hold your breath in anticipation of political change. These young people may have gotten hundreds of thousands of Israelis out onto the streets, but they're about to discover the political rules of the game….