Yet beneath the routine, residents say something has shifted. At first, many in Sidi Bouzid welcomed Saied's power grab, hoping a strong presidency would break years of political paralysis. Fifteen years after sparking the revolution, Sidi Bouzid remains among one of Tunisia's poorest governorates. Gaza shifts attention to homeWhen Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza, demonstrations spread rapidly across Tunisia. Few in Sidi Bouzid speak openly of repeating the events that began here in 2010.