PHOTOS: Palestinian ‘Freedom riders’ board settler-only bus in WB

By +972 Magazine November 15, 2011 | Edit

On November 15, six Palestinian activists boarded an Israeli bus in the West Bank in effort to call attention to Israel’s policies of segregation and restricted freedom of movement for Palestinians. Drawing inspiration from the U.S. Civil Rights Movement’s “Freedom Rides” of the 1960s, the activists rode the bus before being forcibly removed by IDF soldiers. Read +972’s full coverage of the day’s events here.

All photos by ActiveStills

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