A very little storm in an even smaller teacup

In Tunisia, the Government didn't send in tanks, though a small number of people were killed as the civil unrest became widespread. In Egypt, there was large-scale rioting and looting which led to civilian deaths, but again no mass military action against the protesters.

The story of the Arab Spring wasn't only "tanks, helicopters, and snipers".

Domestic political issues concern me in the USA, France, Turkey and Morocco. So why shouldn't they concern me in Israel, where my family live and where I visit several times a year?

That's right Inigo. There's none so blind who cannot see what's happening under their noses, or who wilfully refuse to see the change. They are scared, because the middle class has realised that through their taxes they are funding folly, while their own needs - affordable housing, food and fuel prices and public transport - are not being met.
And they'll always throw the Arabs' situation in the people's faces - using lies of course because as you point out the situation in Tunisia and Egypt was largely peaceful - in the hope it will cause fear. In the past it might have, but not now.

I have no problem if they concern you or if you want to make a constructive comment that is not the point. However it is obvious that the blogger who calls him/herself Joe Millis by the nature and the content of his/her posts e.g. "revolution" etc. is intent in causing internal strife - him and his comments we can do without.
Secondly the Arab Spring is just that. Israel is a fully functioning democracy with a robust judiciary and as has been seen over the past week or so an active citizenry who are not shy to tell the Government what it thinks. However this protest is being hi-jacked by forces that have no interest in democratic change and wish to effect it on the streets rather than at the ballot box by trying to embarrass the government. It is pertinent that the protest organizers have been invited for talks but insist these are on camera as if any government worth its salt would agree to that - all that we will get is playing to the gallery. The leader of the Histadrut wanted to be at that meeting but even he appears to be bulking at it being on camera. Ask yourself who provided the professionally produced posters and sound equipment seemingly over night. It is evident that this has been planned for some time - if I was a conspiracy theorist I would ask whether it was a coincidence that Millis was in Israel when it all kicked off?

The Arab protests were largely peaceful I repeat Millis says they were largely peaceful - hmmm then someone better edit this quick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution and of course that's not to forget the peaceful demonstrations now going on in Syria and Libya. The difference being there people are protesting for the very freedom to protest here they are protesting the high cost of living, and critical shortcomings in the health and education systems in the country. Which presumably is why the foreign press have shown little or no interest.

Take it easy on millis
He is having his very own Melanie griffiths restaurant scene moment at the thought of revolution on the streets ,a toppling of the government and perhaps even an end to the Zionist experiment ". No blood on the streets yet unlike your Arab spring partners in crime .
Millis the eternal Trojan horse will have to wait a liitle longer .

What was it like standing with the EDL, harvs? make you feel big and strong? A bit like Oswald Mosley, eh?

Same old same old when he's found out and wanting he starts the ad hominem/personal insult tack - better go back to the BBS (the Bigotted Bloggers School) to learn some new tactics your present ones are worn out and just too too predictable.

Off to the orgasmatron for you millis .

All this from Harvey "I had that Assad in the back of my cab. he knows how to deal with protesters" Garfield. Do you have any original thoughts?