Protesters Need To Gain Power, Not Compassion

JERUSALEM, Feb. 11, 2002 --A group of disability rights activists have been protesting for the last seven weeks, demanding that the government increase disability benefits to the level of the country's minimum wage. In spite of support voiced from rock bands and labor unions, the demonstrators have made little progress. Some outside the group say the protesters have failed because they are depending on public compassion.

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