You may remember that back in July supporters of Israel's progressive left Kadima party staged Tahrir square style protests in Tel Aviv. These were designed to open up the Israeli political system ahead of September's vote on Palestinian statehood and some would say projected a negative image of Israel. After coming in for some criticism inside Israel Kadima expanded the protests but turned them into a campaign for more affordable homes.
This provided the centre right Likud party and the religious right wing Yisreal Beiteinu party with the perfect pre-text to approve another 5,500 housing units of illegally occupied Palestinian territory. These include 2,500 in East Jerusalem which the Palestinians hope will become the capital of their new Palestinian state. So less then a month from that vote it doesn't feel like we're moving forward.
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