Yellow Vest protests now in Israel:
2018-12-14 - Israeli ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters take to streets to demonstrate against high living costs
Israeli 'Yellow Vest' protesters take to streets to demonstrate against high living costs
Lawmakers from an opposition party on Friday joined hundreds of Israeli protesters rallying against high living costs in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and in West Bank.
The secular centrist Yesh Atid party said in a press release that an estimated 600 people in Tel Aviv took part in the “yellow vests” protest, named so after a French grassroots movement.
“The society cannot ignore a wave of rising prices of everything – from electricity to food. It is the fault of the prime minister and the finance minister. We will fight against rising costs with all we’ve got,” the party said.
The demonstration in Tel Aviv led police to block briefly several streets. The protest action turned violent at one point, causing opposition lawmakers to retreat so as not to be associated with unrest, according to their statement.
The “yellow vests” protests started in France after anger at fuel price hikes brought luminescent jacket-wearing motorists on to the streets. Over the past four weeks, it morphed into a wider protest movement and was copied by people in other countries.
2018-12-14 - Israel: Arrests made as yellow-vested protesters condemn high living costs
Israel: Arrests made as yellow-vested protesters condemn high living costs
Hundreds of Tel Aviv residents donned the now-symbolic yellow vest and blocked downtown streets as they protested against higher living costs, Friday. Residents are facing increases in the cost of water, taxes, electricity and food among other commodities.
Police monitored the protesters and detained several of them. The arrests were made over alleged public order violations and the alleged assault of police officers, according to local media reports.
Dec. 14, 2018 - France needs calm, order and return to normal after protests: Macron (He acts like a Drama Queen on Steroids?)
France needs calm, order and return to normal after protests: Macron | Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a news conference after a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
President Emmanuel Macron called for a return to calm in France after nearly a month of protests by the ‘yellow vest’ movement against his government’s policies which have hit growth and caused widespread disruption.
“France needs calm, order and a return to normal,” Macron said, speaking a news conference after a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels.
The ‘yellow vest’ movement started on Nov. 17 with protests at junctions and roundabouts against fuel tax increases, but quickly became a wider mobilisation against Macron’s economic policies. Three successive weekends of protests in Paris have lead to vandalism and violent clashes with security forces.
December 15, 2018 - Thousands of French 'yellow vests' protest for Fifth Saturday
Thousands of French 'yellow vests' protest for fifth Saturday | Reuters
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of French cities on Saturday in the fifth weekend of nationwide demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron’s government, despite calls to hold off after a gun attack in Strasbourg earlier this week.
In Paris, police were out in force to contain outbursts of violence. But the demonstrations were noticeably smaller than in previous weeks, possibly a response to the Strasbourg attack or to the cold, rainy weather.
Police fired water cannon and teargas in the afternoon to disperse groups of protesters in sporadic, brief clashes with riot police on the Champs-Elysees and adjacent streets.
A handful of topless feminist activists braved chilly temperatures to face off with security forces, a few meters away from the Elysee Palace, the president’s residence.
French media also broadcast footage of clashes between police and protesters in Nantes, western France, and further south in Bordeaux.
The ‘yellow vest’ movement started in mid-November with protests at junctions and roundabouts against fuel tax increases, but quickly became a wider mobilisation against Macron’s economic policies.
Successive weekends of protests in Paris have lead to vandalism and violent clashes with security forces. Despite the protests, several major stores, such as the Galeries Lafayette, opened to lure in Christmas shoppers.
The Interior Minister said around 69,000 police were active on Saturday with a reinforced presence in the cities of Toulouse, Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne.
According to official figures, 33,500 protesters had been counted in France by 1300 GMT compared to 77,000 at the same time on Dec. 8.
In Paris, more than 2,000 protestors marched in splintered groups in several neighborhoods, and at least 148 were arrested by mid-afternoon, according to a Paris police official.
On Friday, President Macron called for a return to calm in France after nearly a month of protests by the so-called ‘yellow vest’ movement against his government’s policies. The demonstrations have hit growth and caused widespread disruption.
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