"Israeli Summer"

Arabs and Jews may not see eye to eye on anything, but it seems that Israelis are taking a page out of the "Arab Spring" booklet to stage an uprising of their own. Israelis have taken to the streets in growing numbers --the attendance at the latest rally is put at 250,000 people--to protest the high cost of living and related issues. So strong has the government felt the pressure that Netanyahu has ordered that a task force come up with solutions for the crisis by next month. Although no violence has taken place yet, the potential for it increases as the number of people who demand change grows and their patience wears thin.

Although Israel presents itself as a model for the region, the fact of the matter is that there is a great disparity in income in the country, which makes it extremely hard for people to get by, given the high cost of everyday goods and services. Israelis may be better off than their Arab neighbors, but they are still very far from having an equitable income distribution.

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