Two activists from the Meshanim Kivvun (“Changing the Direction”) protest group were arrested Sunday after staging a demonstration outside the offices of the Religious Zionist Party faction in Jerusalem, spotlighting deepening public frustration with the government’s handling of the cost of living, state budget, and funding priorities.
According to the group, the protesters went to confront faction head Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over rising prices and what they describe as misplaced government spending that, in their view, overlooks the needs of most citizens.
“Citizens are collapsing under the cost of living, prices kee
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