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Israel had protests this weekend and many were arrested (85 in Tel Aviv):

Eighty-five people were arrested in Tel Aviv overnight after scuffles between demonstrators and security forces following the detention of a social protest leader, police said on Sunday.

The unrest broke out in reaction to incidents during a small rally on Friday, when police arrested Dafni Leef, one of the leaders of the social protest movement that rocked Israel in summer last year.

“The protesters carried out acts of vandalism, blocked the Tel Aviv ring road and refused to [...]