As Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard filled with tents, some protesters decided to set up something a bit more permanent and brought a caravan to the site. Students said that the government's procrastination prompted them to conclude that they would have to live their lives at the protest site for a long time, and that they would therefore need a more permanent place. The Tel Aviv Municipality was not amused and immediately removed the caravan.
Within hours, the municipality placed an eviction order on the caravan, located at the corner of Rothschild Boulevard and Sheinkin Street, giving the tenants 48 hours to remove it.
Tel Aviv University student union leader Gilad Arditi said, "The government's confused conduct, appointing an extraordinarily large team, gives an impression that the struggle will be a long one. That is why we're prepared to spend a long time in our tents and why we decided to upgrade the infrastructure."
National Union of Students in Israel vice chairman Ofri Raviv said that the caravan was intended to send a message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The struggle isn't over. We're protesting against the committee, which was set up in order to drag things out. We brought the caravan here to make it clear that we're not going anywhere."
The Tel Aviv Municipality said in response, "The Tel Aviv Municipality supports the local protesters across the city and has allowed them to squat for almost four weeks, while keeping public order and reducing disruptions to local residents from whom we have received many serious complaints. However, the municipality will not allow the placement of permanent structures, such as caravans and illegal solid structures on the city's boulevards."
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