Tamar Hermann

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Jul 29, 2020, 3:49 PM

A tale of two protests in two cities (and Jerusalem wins)

Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside the Prime Minister's Residence, in Jerusalem on July 18, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Tel Aviv 's laid back, spread out goody-goodies are no match for the packed, resolute throngs facing down police water cannons in the capital

Jul 16, 2020, 4:18 PM

Is Israel’s social protest movement about to emerge?

Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against Israel's government in Rabin square in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A return to the mass demonstrations of 2011 can happen only if protest leaders appear to be free of ulterior motives

Jul 10, 2019, 4:51 PM

Why are the Ethiopians so angry?

Members of the Ethiopian community of Israel clash with the police during in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on July 2, 2019, during a protest against the killing of Solomon Tekah, a young man of Ethiopian origin, who was killed by an off-duty police officer. - Angry protesters clashed with Israeli police on July 2 over an off-duty officer's killing of a young man of Ethiopian origin, as the incident drew fresh accusations of racism. Crowds of Ethiopian Israelis battled police and blocked highways on at least 15 junctions across the country, with 47 officers wounded and 60 demonstrators detained, according to a police statement. Solomon Teka, reportedly 18 or 19, was buried on July 2, after he was shot dead in Kiryat Haim, a town near the northern port city of Haifa, late Sunday. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Only rarely can a protest totally uproot racism and discrimination, but a strong leadership can negotiate for change

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About Me

Prof. Tamar Hermann, Academic Director of the Guttmann Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute.