Saturday, July 14 2012|+972blog
Man sets himself on fire at the end of Tel Aviv march
An Israeli man was rushed to the hospital this evening (Saturday) after he set himself on fire at the end of a march calling for social justice in central Tel Aviv.
According to police estimates, some 10,000 people marched, marking the first anniversary of the J14 movement’s inception. After an otherwise uneventful march that culminated on Kaplan St., a man in his 50s distributed several copies of a typed letter, poured gasoline on himself, and torched his clothing.
Those present on the scene succeeded in extinguishing the fire before ambulances arrived and rushed him to nearby Ichilov Hospital. He was photographed eating a popsicle before being whisked away, though later reports described his condition as serious. He was later moved to the larger Tel Hashomer Hospital.
The letter he distributed details his financial, housing and health difficulties, along with his anger at the state “for the humiliation that disenfranchised citizens go through day in and day out, that take from the poor and give to the rich.” A 2008 account on the Israeli financial site “Economist” surfaced online following the incident, and appears to detail some of his troubles: according to the text, the man sued the National Insurance Institute after it seized his five trucks, which he used to run a delivery company, over a NIS 5,000 debt. The result, he claimed in the suit, was the collapse of his business and ultimate financial ruin.
The translation of the suicide letter is below; the spacing reflects the original. Scroll further down for more images and a short video depicting the incident and its aftermath. We’ll continue to post updates as they emerge.
The State of Israel has stolen from me and robbed me, left me with nothing
and the Tel Aviv District Court blocked me from getting justice. — registrar at the Tel Aviv District court, broke the law, disrupted legal proceedings, out of condescension.
It won’t even assist me with my rental fees
Two committees from the Ministry of Housing have rejected me, despite the fact that I have undergone a stroke and was granted 100% work disability
Ask the manager of Amidar, in Hafia, on Hanevi’im Street.
I blame the State of Israel
I blame Bibi Netanyahu
and [Minister of Finance] Yuval Steinitz
both scum
for the humiliation that disenfranchised citizens go through day in and day out, that take from the poor and give to the rich, and to public servants
those that serve the State of Israel
The National Health Insurance, especially —, the manager of their operations, and the manager of their claims department, —, on Lincoln Street in Tel Aviv, who illegally seized my work equipment for my truck.
The Haifa National Insurance Institute branch, who abused me for a year until I was granted disability
That I pay NIS 2300 per month in Health Insurance taxes and even more for my medicine
I have no money for medicine or rent. I can’t make the money after I have paid my millions in taxes I did the army, and until age 46 I did reserve duty
I refuse to be homeless, this is why i am protesting
Against all the injustices done to me by the State, me and others like me
The letter he distributed details his financial, housing and health difficulties, along with his anger at the state “for the humiliation that disenfranchised citizens go through day in and day out, that take from the poor and give to the rich.” A 2008 account on the Israeli financial site “Economist” surfaced online following the incident, and appears to detail some of his troubles: according to the text, the man sued the National Insurance Institute after it seized his five trucks, which he used to run a delivery company, over a NIS 5,000 debt. The result, he claimed in the suit, was the collapse of his business and ultimate financial ruin.
The translation of the suicide letter is below; the spacing reflects the original. Scroll further down for more images and a short video depicting the incident and its aftermath. We’ll continue to post updates as they emerge.
The State of Israel has stolen from me and robbed me, left me with nothing
and the Tel Aviv District Court blocked me from getting justice. — registrar at the Tel Aviv District court, broke the law, disrupted legal proceedings, out of condescension.
It won’t even assist me with my rental fees
Two committees from the Ministry of Housing have rejected me, despite the fact that I have undergone a stroke and was granted 100% work disability
Ask the manager of Amidar, in Hafia, on Hanevi’im Street.
I blame the State of Israel
I blame Bibi Netanyahu
and [Minister of Finance] Yuval Steinitz
both scum
for the humiliation that disenfranchised citizens go through day in and day out, that take from the poor and give to the rich, and to public servants
those that serve the State of Israel
The National Health Insurance, especially —, the manager of their operations, and the manager of their claims department, —, on Lincoln Street in Tel Aviv, who illegally seized my work equipment for my truck.
The Haifa National Insurance Institute branch, who abused me for a year until I was granted disability
That I pay NIS 2300 per month in Health Insurance taxes and even more for my medicine
I have no money for medicine or rent. I can’t make the money after I have paid my millions in taxes I did the army, and until age 46 I did reserve duty
I refuse to be homeless, this is why i am protesting
Against all the injustices done to me by the State, me and others like me
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NYTimes reporter among arrestees in West Bank protests
In what seems to be an orchestrated campaign of detaining and deporting internationals, the IDF conducted targeted arrests during Friday demonstrations across the West Bank.
By the Popular Struggle Committee Coordination Committee
Four Israeli activists and six foreign citizens, including a New York Times correspondent, were arrested this Friday in Nabi Saleh. The Israelis and the reporter were released last night after a short investigation. The international activists remain in custody and will most likely be deported. According to various reports, New York Times reporter Ben Ehrenreich was in Nabi Saleh to write up a story for the magazine, and despite repeatedly showing IDF soldiers his press card and asking why he was being apprehended, he was detained for nearly 2 hours before being released without being told why. Ehrenreich is an acclaimed novelist and son of writer Barbara Ehrenreich.
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TEL AVIV – Un manifestante israeliano ha tentato di immolarsi con il fuoco durante una marcia di protesta a Tel Aviv nel primo anniversario dell nascita del movimento di contestazione per denunciare il carovita e le ineguaglianze sociali. L’uomo è stato ricoverato e le sue condizioni di salute sono definite gravi, ha reso noto, Luba Samri, un portavoce della polizia. L’uomo “ha lasciato per strada alcune fotocopie di una lettera, per noi è un tentativo di suicidio”, ha dichiarato la stessa fonte, aggiungendo che la vittima ha intorno ai 40 anni.
Alcuni testimoni, citati dal sito di informazione web Ynet, hanno raccontato che l’uomo ha letto una lettera e poi si è dato fuoco. “Lo stato di Israele mi ha derubato e mi ha lasciato senza niente”, sono alcune delle frasi citate nella missiva, resa nota da Ynet. Secondo la polizia circa 8 mila persone hanno sfilato ieri sera a Tel Aviv. I manifestanti hanno scandito i principali slogan del movimento della scorsa estate: “Il popolo chiede giustizia sociale” e hanno chiesto le dimissioni del premier Benjamin Netanyahu. Il movimento nato la scorsa estate è il più importante della storia d’Israele.
domenica, 15 luglio 2012
http://www.tg1.rai.it/dl/tg1/2010/articoli/ContentItem-c9426c65-2fa4-4b90-afe7-f7541bef8deb.html
ISTRAELE PROTESTE E SCONTRI : 85 Fermati
24/06 /2012
scontri nella protesta per lo Stato sociale. Le proteste vanno avanti da un anno.
La manifestazione della notte scorsa chiedeva anche il rilascio di una leader della protesta, detenuta da venerdì scorso, dopo un’altra manifestazione. . 85 i fermi dopo gli ultimi scontri. La polizia ha il solito tono da polizia
“Si tratta di proteste illegali, stiamo parlando di gente che cerca sistematicamente lo scontro con le forze di sicurezza. Non lo permetteremo, qui è stato superato ogni limite ammissibile, non permetteremo violenza”.
Un anno fa dopo analoghe manifestazioni il governo aveva promesso di tagliare le spese militari in favore di spese sociali. Non è stato fatto e gli israeliani sono incazzati.
Qua ci trovate video
http://it.euronews.com/2012/06/24/israele-proteste-e-scontri-a-tel-aviv-85-fermati/