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'When a Democrat 'moves to the center,' he is adopting a conservative position - or the language of a conservative position. Even if only the language is adopted and not the policy, there is an important effect.' George Lakoff, Common Dreams

Over 100,000 protesters swarmed the streets of 11 cities across the country, dancing to performances by some of Israel's most popular musicians and screaming angry slogans at PM Binyamin Netanyahu. The protests, which began as a response to the country's housing crisis, and have since spread to a host of social and economic complaints, are posing the greatest threat to  Netanyahu's rule as he grapples, unsuccessfully, to quell the growing discontent.