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(9) Israel spends double the amount per settlement resident compared to others Israelis. In fact, since the 1990s, it's been official government policy to encourage population shifts to West Bank and East Jerusalem locations, depriving most Israelis in the process. In addition, Israel spends over $700 million annually on occupation, besides an inordinate amount on defense at the expense of social needs.
(10) The "high cost of raising children," the common ignored complaint voiced by most Israelis.
On August 8, four Haaretz writers headlined, "More than 300,000 demonstrate across Israel to protest high cost of living," saying:
From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to Haifa to Kiryat Shmona to Modi'in to Hod Hasharon to Eilat and elsewhere, about 300,000 turned out Saturday evening in a growing show of force and determination for social justice.
"An entire generation demands a future," and "The people demand social justice," they chanted. They know what they want and demand it, from Netanyahu or someone else if he refuses or does too little.
On August 7, Haaretz writer Yair Ettinger headlined, "Revolution picks up steam," saying:
City elders nationwide "stood by as if they couldn't believe" what was ongoing - unprecedented nonviolent determination to end neoliberalism's chokehold on Israeli society. People rallied, shouting "revolution," suggesting what's happening has legs.
On August 7, Haaretz writer Gideon Levy headlined, "The miracle of the rebellion," saying:
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