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Israelis protest living costs, but in fewer numbers

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28-08-2011 | 06:21

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Thousands of Israelis protested high living costs on Saturday in Tel Aviv, but the rally failed to attract the huge masses that took to the streets in past weeks, a sign that security concerns may have trumped the call for social change.

A grassroots movement demanding far-reaching economic reforms swept through Israel this summer, peaking on Aug. 6 when a quarter-million people marched through Tel Aviv. The protests catapulted the economy onto the political agenda.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under pressure, has since passed reforms in the housing market and formed a committee to examine broader changes that would ease the financial burden on the middle class.

But the country's focus returned to matters of security last week when gunmen infiltrated into southern Israel and carried out a series of attacks on vehicles traveling on a quiet desert road, killing eight people.

The attacks sparked a round of violence that cost the lives of more than 20 people, including Israelis, Egyptians and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Since reports of a ceasefire on Friday, after an earlier truce did not last, the cross-border violence has abated.

-Reuters

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