The Gary Null Blog

In early July 2011, radical left-wing activists in Israel organized a Facebook event titled, "The Week of Rage" as a spontaneous demonstration against the skyrocketing price of rent and basic consumer goods. Also prominent in the activists' list of grievances were anti-democratic proposals of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, that were designed to stifle dissent against the occupation and Israel's repression of its own Palestinian citizens. The protests were characteristically theatrical, with demonstrators attacking the Likud Party headquarters with cottage cheese, a staple commodity that had become unaffordable for most. Enthusiastic as they were, the demonstrations were sparsely attended.