This month the college students of Tel Aviv decided to stage a sit-in on the ritziest street in the city - Rothchild. They have taken over the boulevard median (some of the larger streets here have a tree-lined median with walking/biking paths, benches and sometimes small playgrounds.) They pitched rows of tents, labeled them with symbolic addresses, and claim to be protesting the high rent prices here. The idea is generating plenty of media and awareness, and even comment from the Knesset about legislation, but only time will tell exactly what might result, if anything. The students have not made any demands that would lead to their dispersal, but rather seem to be enjoying their summer break via this camp-out.
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