Chodesh tov.
Regarding civil disobedience and other protests: In a democracy, citizens have the right to protest. But they do not have the right to block traffic without obtaining police permits.
Therefore, those who protest and block traffic without permission from the police are violating the law. It does not matter whether the protestors are supporters of Russian Jewry, handicapped or Eitznikim. In a democratic society, there is (and should be) one law of free speech for all — regardless of opinion.
As a seasoned journalist, I would like to offer PR advise to all demonstrators: Don’t get the public upset at your blocking traffic or calling IDF soldiers “Nazis”. Such behavior deviates from the message that you’re trying to convey. That in turn will make your job at trying to influence public opinion umpteen times harder.
That being said, I also have the right to counter-protest the demonstrators who have prevented me from coming home from work at a reasonable hour and missing my Torah shiur.