{"id":13508,"date":"2011-07-09T09:37:41","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T16:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=13508"},"modified":"2011-07-17T00:43:31","modified_gmt":"2011-07-17T07:43:31","slug":"black-panthers-get-their-way-in-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=13508","title":{"rendered":"Black Panthers Get Their Way in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13535\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5728.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13535\" title=\"_MG_5728\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5728.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5728-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Panthers Way\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Forty Years after the Black Panthers (<em>HaPanterim Hashorim<\/em>) transformed Israeli political and cultural consciousness; a group of activists\/artists have commemorated the protest movement in Musrara, their home neighborhood, with the inauguration of Black Panther\u2019s Way. On Tuesday, July 5, 2011 the veil was lifted from signs marking a path through several alleys in the neighborhood, beginning at the municipality plaza and ending in the heart of the neighborhood: Black Panthers Way.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13536\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5795.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13536\" title=\"_MG_5795\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5795.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5795.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5795-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie Biton, one of the founders of the Black Panthers, and former Knesset member, with a Tshirt made on-site, in honor of the event\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The path is accompanied by public art works that will remain on exhibit during the coming months. Another alley has been named \u201cThey\u2019re Not So Nice Alley\u201d &#8211; the comment made by Prime Minister Golda Meir, after meeting with the Black Panthers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13538\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5752.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13538\" title=\"_MG_5752\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5752.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5752.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5752-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;They&#39;re Not So Nice&quot; Alley\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13540\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5517.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13540\" title=\"_MG_5517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5517.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5517.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5517-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People viewing Chen Shapira&#39;s Tower and Stockade - The Black Panthers&#39; Version\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The festive event was accompanied by speeches, poetry and a music performance by Nino Biton and the Dialna band. A local and community undertaking, the event was initiated by the Muslala group in cooperation with the local community board, the Musrara Community Center, and the municipal \u201cMelodies and Gardens\u201d festival. Artist Yuval Yairi commemorated the event with his photos. Enjoy and take a stroll through the Musrara neighborhood this summer! For additional information: www.muslala.org.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13541\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5668.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13541\" title=\"_MG_5668\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5668.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5668.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5668-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inaugurating Black Panthers Way\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13542\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5678.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13542\" title=\"_MG_5678\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5678.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5678-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poet Roni Somekh\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13537\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5729.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13537\" title=\"_MG_5729\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5729.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5729-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muslala group member Matan Israeli\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13543\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5636.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13543\" title=\"IMG_5636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5636.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_5636-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viewing Shula Keshet&#39;s installation at Mus\/space gallery\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13544\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5826.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13544\" title=\"_MG_5826\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5826.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/MG_5826-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nino Biton\/Photo: Yuval Yairi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forty Years after the Black Panthers (HaPanterim Hashorim) transformed Israeli political and cultural consciousness; a group of activists\/artists have commemorated the protest movement in Musrara, their home neighborhood, with the inauguration of Black Panther\u2019s Way. 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