The persistence of the protesters and the daily burning of tires underscore how intractable the country’s problems have become. For the next 15 years of conflict, burning tires became common — a cheap way to set up roadblocks between warring factions. Palestinians burned tires during protests against Israeli occupation starting in their first uprising that erupted in 1987. Sahar Mandour, a Lebanon researcher with Amnesty International, said the practice of burning tires as a form of protest picked up in many countries in the 1980s. He said they collect used and punctured tires from refuse piles, dismissing claims that political parties hand them out.

Source: Egypt Independent March 10, 2021 06:00 UTC