Protests today

Today the medics take their turn at protests. Thousands marched to the Knesset this morning. Union of nurses join in.  http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/thousands-of-israeli-doctors-residents-protest-in-jerusalem-1.376192

First political casualty - Finance Ministry's head resigns. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-s-finance-ministry-chief-resigns-amid-growing-civil-unrest-1.376183

Latest count - 150,000 protesters out in the streets against rising cost of living. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/more-than-150-000-take-to-streets-across-israel-in-largest-housing-protest-yet-1.376102

Already journalists are reckoning this all-out demonstration of popular discontent to the Tahir Square rebellion in Cairo.  http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/from-cairo-to-jerusalem-a-call-for-direct-democracy-1.376136

It's all bad news ... and if the muslims decide to cause trouble tomorrow at the start of Ramadan ... well, it's nothing more than total collapse of the state. So let's pray and hope it doesn't happen.

Just thinking back,  the discontent began with the boycott of cottage cheese and yoghurt when prices were raised exorbitantly. Within weeks the medics called for a protest against financial cuts. Then the students then built tents at Rothschild Boulevard to protest rising housing costs. By the way, I was there that night when they first put up their tents ... at the Boulevard. Historic moment.