The banner's slogan was an unmistakeable tribute to
the peaceful mass protests in Tahrir Square that helped to topple Hosni
Mubarak seven months ago: "Walk like an Egyptian".
True, the objectives of the 300,000 Israelis who
thronged the up-market Hamedina Circle in Tel Aviv on Saturday night
were, on the face of it, more modest than those in Cairo. "We aren't
asking much," said Ruti Hertz, 34, who brought the banner to the march
with her husband, Roy. As a journalist Ms Hertz's net pay about £1,450 a
month, while the salary Mr Hertz takes home as a high school teacher is
just £950, virtually all of which, he said, went on kindergarten fees
for their two children, one and four. According to Ms Hertz: "All we
want is to get to the end of the month without having to take money from
our parents."
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