Israelis join in as Wall Street protests go global

[Omaha Steve]

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* Published 17:35 15.10.11
* Latest update 19:08 15.10.11

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Hundreds of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Kiryat Shmona on Saturday, in solidarity with economic demonstrations being held around the world.

The events in Israel included discussion circles and activities for children.

"We saw what is going on around the world, we saw the October 15th events, and we decided to initiate local events to connect Israel with the world," said Dor Nahman, the spokesman for October 15th events in Israel.

Demonstrators rallied on Saturday across the world to accuse bankers and politicians of wrecking economies, but only in Rome did the global "day of rage" erupt into violence.

Galvanized by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the protests began in New Zealand, rippled east to Europe and were expected to return to their starting point in New York. Demonstrations touched most European capitals and other cities.

They coincided with the Group of 20 meeting in Paris, where finance ministers and central bankers from the major economies were holding crisis talks.

While most rallies were small and barely held up traffic, the Rome event drew tens of thousands of people and snaked through the city center for kilometers.

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[aquart]

1. Why not? 99% got screwed.

[riverwalker]

2. $ 8.2 Million USD per day to Israel not enough?

pleeeeze. What are they protesting? Not enough swimming pools in Tel Aviv?
If they "want to connect Israel to the world" try some justice.