Anti-War Protests Grow in Israel

By TheRealNews.com
January 9, 2009

Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip has prompted public opposition from anti-war elements of the Israeli public – and counter-measures from right-wing groups and Israeli domestic intelligence agencies.

Protesters across the country have turned out in larger numbers than opposed the 2006 war with Lebanon and some have clashed with police in both Arab-Israeli and Jewish cities.

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Jesse Rissin Rosenfeld, a freelance journalist based in Tel Aviv and Ramallah, reports that the Israeli intelligence agency, Shabak/Shin-Bet, has been cracking down on dissenters.

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