Foto Friday – Workers of the Promised Land

May 1, 2009 - 9:21 PM by Rachel Neiman · 1 Comment
Filed under: Foto Friday, General, Holidays, Israeliness, Life, Politics 

In the spirit of May 1st, here are a few shots from the big demonstration held in Tel Aviv by socialist youth movement HaNoar HaLomed. But first, a picture from the archives of Marxist movement Matzpen, and their May 1st march in 1979.
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And the face of Israeli socialism today:
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Three thousand marched from Rabin Square…
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…to the Histadrut headquarters where the rally was held.
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What would these members of HaShomer HaTzair make of the new socialist revival?
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Picture from the Labor Movement archive

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13 years and counting

November 3, 2008 - 8:51 AM by Nicky · 2 Comments
Filed under: General, History and Culture, Life, Politics 

It’s hard to imagine it was 13 years ago that Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
No-one can forget where they were or what they were doing when the news came.

I was actually at the rally itself, standing on a building looking out over what is now Rabin Square. We left before the end, bouyed by the incredible mood of hope and optimism at the demonstration. There were so many people there – 300,000 out of a population which was then only five million or so – we thought that this time peace really had a chance.

We drove to a friend’s house just a short distance away and as we walked in the door, they told us he’d been shot.
Minutes later, as we watched the TV, we heard in disbelief that he was dead.

Here, for the 13th anniversary, is a video celebrating Rabin’s life.

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