A Walking Tour of Tel Aviv’s Tent City Protests
Only a small percentage of signs at the Tel Aviv tent camp are in English. The overwhelming majority are in Hebrew, with some in Arabic. (photo: Matthew Bell)
Tents began springing up in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in July to protest the high cost of housing. The protests have since expanded, and so have the demands. The World’s Matthew Bell takes a tour of the Tel Aviv tent camp with an Israeli Hebrew teacher, who explains some of the many protest signs.
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