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How to handle a popular upheaval
The Middle East’s dictators have already written their playbook, but what about the region’s quasi-democracies? Middle Eastern dictators have followed remarkably similar paths in responding to the...
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Israel’s revolt against neoliberalism
Policies which were considered hopelessly radical just a few weeks ago are now seen as not nearly radical enough. The people of Israel have spoken loud and clear: they want “social justice” and a...
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Tel Aviv planner-activists score crucial victory
Community groups win a number of key changes to the city’s new urban master plan. A long-running battle over Tel Aviv’s proposed master plan reached a turning point today when Mayor Ron Huldai agreed...
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Tel Aviv gets a new master plan
The city’s new blueprint will not solve its major problems, but it will bring new hi-rises and business districts. A new urban master plan for Tel Aviv-Jaffa was approved last night by the city’s local...
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Israeli tabloid journalism, a style guide
Or: How to win friends and serve the powerful by feeding free sludge to the masses. These are tough times for newspapers everywhere. With revenues dwindling, venerable media outlets are cutting back,...
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Once again, Tel Aviv municipality throws budget transparency out the window
With city council set to vote on a $1.3 billion draft budget next week, the actual numbers have not yet been made public. Meanwhile, the mayor has banned residents from attending council meetings. Tel...
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The police as a public menace
When the person at fault in a traffic accident turns out to be the chief of police, different rules apply. A screenshot of the video showing the police chief’s car running a red light. What happens...
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Revenge of the squares
What two unrelated viral images reveal about a moment of cultural and political transition in Tel Aviv. What’s wrong with the picture above? Ostensibly nothing – just a crowd of young people having a...
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How IDF bases could become affordable housing
A bill proposed by one of the leaders of the 2011 social-justice protests, now a Knesset lawmaker, poses a serious alternative to the Netanyahu’s government’s ineffectual housing policies. Nearly two...
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Why Yair Lapid’s housing plan won’t actually create affordable housing
The new finance minister wants to flood the market with rental units, but his ideas are largely impractical and their potential impact on actual housing prices is unclear. Late last month, Finance...
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