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This year, license permission wasn't requested. Dozens of protesters carried tents to erect. Municipal inspectors and police confronted them.
Democratic rights were denied. Police called their actions illegal. Demonstrators rejected unjust demands. Each side faced off against the other. Cops do it violently. Expect worse ahead.
On June 23, Haaretz headlined "Thousands of Israeli protesters block streets in Tel Aviv, clash with police," saying:
Saturday night, police arrested dozens. They gathered peacefully to protest Leef's treatment. They blocked Ibn Gabirol Street north to Rabin Square.
They impeded Ayalon highway traffic. Police removed them violently. They blamed protesters for their own brutality. They called legitimate public gatherings illegal and unlicensed.
Free societies don't require permit permission to speak and assemble publicly. Israel's a rogue state. Democratic rights are illusory. Jews face police harshness like Arabs.
Activist Barak Cohen said cops injured him. "We came to" confront them, he said. "You're fighting for your life and you have to fight them without fear. They can carry out arrests and close off streets, but they can't affect the choices we make in our souls."Sunny Arazi added:
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