Israel Protest Photos

A guard tries to prevent a protester from storming the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem August 16, 2011 during a protest against the high living costs in Israel. Israel's parliament interrupted its summer recess on Tuesday to debate popular protests against high living costs but there seemed to be little sense of urgency among the smattering of lawmakers, some of whom tapped away on mobile phones and iPads. Reuters

Protesters run as they try to storm the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem August 16, 2011 during a protest against the high living costs in Israel. Israel's parliament interrupted its summer recess on Tuesday to debate popular protests against high living costs but there seemed to be little sense of urgency among the smattering of lawmakers, some of whom tapped away on mobile phones and iPads. Reuters

Israeli activists hold placards during a protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices at the Southern city of Be'er Sheva, Israel 13 August 2011. Demotix

Thousands of people march in the streets during a protest against the rising cost of living on August 6, 2011 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Protests across Israel were spurred following a Knesset vote to approve the national housing committees law, which places the authority for approving building projects in the hands of regional committees. Getty

A woman walks among tents in a tent camp during an ongoing protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, in a main boulevard in Tel Aviv August 14, 2011. Reuters

Protesters march during a massive protest calling for social justice including lower property prices in Israel, on a main road in Tel Aviv, in this aerial view taken August 6, 2011. A quarter-million Israelis marched for lower living costs on Saturday in a swelling protest that has thrust the economy onto the political agenda and put pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Reuters

Demonstrators protesting against Israel's separation barrier in the controversial West Bank near Bethlehem are arrested. Three men were injured with rubber bullets and 10 foreigners were arrested. Palestinian Territory. August 10 2011. Demotix

A general view shows Israeli activists during a protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, at the southern city of Be'er Sheva August 13, 2011. Reuters

Israeli police arrest a demonstrator as thousands of people march in the streets during a protest against the rising cost of living on August 6, 2011 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Protests across Israel were spurred following a Knesset vote to approve the national housing committees law, which places the authority for approving building projects in the hands of regional committees. Getty

Approximately 200,000 people took to the streets in protest over the rising cost of living. Protesters marched from Habima Square to the Kirya defence compound. Israel. 6th August 2011. Demotix

Demonstrators protesting against Israel's separation barrier in the controversial West Bank near Bethlehem are arrested. Three men were injured with rubber bullets and 10 foreigners were arrested. Palestinian Territory. August 10 2011. Demotix

An Israeli man rests in a tent in an encampment set up to protest against the rising costs of living in Israel, in Beersheba southern Israel, Saturday, Aug.13, 2011. The signs read" Homes for the crowds" and "Affordable housing now". (AP Photo / Tsafrir Abayov)

National figures, and religious leaders inside the Palestinian part of Jerusalem, and the West Bank, threatened with expulsion from the city, meet for the 409th day of their sit-in protest. Israel. 12 August 2011. Demotix

Demonstrators protesting against Israel's separation barrier in the controversial West Bank near Bethlehem are arrested. Three men were injured with rubber bullets and 10 foreigners were arrested. Palestinian Territory. August 10 2011. Demotix

Israeli activists hold placards during a protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, at the southern city of Be'er Sheva August 13, 2011. Demotix

Demonstrators protesting against Israel's separation barrier in the controversial West Bank near Bethlehem are arrested. Three men were injured with rubber bullets and 10 foreigners were arrested. Palestinian Territory. August 10 2011. Demotix

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, an Ultra Orthodox Jewish man speaks on the phone while his family stand beside a protest encampment against the rising costs of living in Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews are among the poorest in Israel, but they are almost nowhere to be seen among the hundreds of thousands of people protesting the country's corrosive social inequality. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli protester plays a musical instrument as he lays on a provisory sofa in a tent camp during an ongoing protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, in a main boulevard in Tel Aviv August 14, 2011. Reuters

[The musician above two days later:] People sleep in an encampment set up to protest against the rising cost of living in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. For five weeks now Israelis are protesting against the soaring coast of living. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A person sleeps beneath a mosquito net in a tent in an encampment set up to protest against the rising cost of living in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. For five weeks now Israelis are protesting against the soaring coast of living. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli protesters build a cement tent at a tent camp during an ongoing protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, in a main boulevard in Tel Aviv August 14, 2011. Reuters

Israeli play chess as they sit near tents at a tent camp during an ongoing protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, in a main boulevard in Tel Aviv August 14, 2011. Reuters

An Arab woman shouts slogans during a protest against the costs of living in Israel, in Jaffa a mixed Arab and Jewish part in Tel Aviv, Israel,Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews are among the poorest in Israel, but they are almost nowhere to be seen among the hundreds of thousands of people protesting the country's corrosive social inequality.The signs read" We demand public housing"and " The government against the people, the people against the government'. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A placard reading 'Power to the people' leans on a tent at a tent camp during an ongoing protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, in a main boulevard in Tel Aviv August 14, 2011. Reuters

A car covered with religious signs is parked on a sidewalk opposite tents at a tent camp during an ongoing protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, in a main boulevard in Tel Aviv August 14, 2011. Reuters

An Israeli woman walk past tents set up on a main boulevard as part of an ongoing protest calling for social justice, including lower property prices in Israel, in a main boulevard in Tel Aviv August 14, 2011. Reuters

An Israeli man rests by a tent in a camp setup to protest against the rising costs of living, Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

In this photo taken on Aug. 3, 2011, Israelis cool off in a pool at a protest tent encampment against the costs of living in Israel, in Tel Aviv. Israel on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, formed a panel of government ministers and some of the country's leading economic experts to draw up a plan to reduce the soaring cost of living, marking a new effort to defuse demonstrations over prices that drew over a quarter-million people onto the streets the night before. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 a Palestinians flag hangs on a tent at protest encampment against the costs of living in Israel, in Jafa , a mixed Arab Jewish neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel . The sign reads" We will go back to our homes". Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews are among the poorest in Israel, but they are almost nowhere to be seen among the hundreds of thousands of people protesting the country's corrosive social inequality.