A mass rally that was supposed to combine Social justice activists with the ‘Suckers Camp’ proved once again that there’s such a thing as too many rallies. Last night the Tel Aviv square looked very sparsely populated, despite organizers’ promises/hopes.
But whether or not this spells the end of this wave of rallies – the prime minister, his finance minister and the Israel bank governor made a compelling case for budget cuts, fuel, cigarettes and beer taxes, and imposing an extra point on the already high VAT – it’s clear that someone somewhere in Tel Aviv last night managed to turn on the bat signal.
A lot of good it did them…