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Israeli reactions to Freedom Riders
The reaction of Israeli onlookers was overwhelmingly negative, with bystanders making racist remarks; after Israeli forces arrested the six activists, a Palestinian journalist was also detained After a short press conference in Ramallah early Tuesday afternoon, journalists followed a van of six Palestinian Freedom Riders to a bus stop in the Jewish settlement of Psagot,…
By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat November 15, 2011
Freedom riders Nov 15 (Photo: ActiveStills)
PHOTOS: Palestinian ‘Freedom riders’ board settler-only bus in WB
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.…
By +972 Magazine November 15, 2011
Palestinian activist taking part in Freedom Ride action taken off an Israeli bus in the entrance to Jerusalem, November 15 2011 (photo: activestills.org)
IDF, police remove Palestinian “Freedom riders” from Israeli bus
By Mya Guarnieri and Noa Yachot IDF soldiers and police on Tuesday forcibly removed Palestinian activists from a bus to occupied East Jerusalem, which they had boarded in a campaign they called a reenactment of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement’s “Freedom Rides” of the 1960s. See photos of the day here Six activists boarded an…
By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat November 15, 2011
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Palestinians to launch “Freedom Rides” campaign on Israeli buses
Activists seek to reenact the US civil rights movement’s campaign in order to highlight Israel’s segregation policy in the West Bank Palestinian activists are increasing their efforts to expose Israel’s segregation policy in the West Bank, as well as violations on their civil and human rights. In a message to the press, the Popular Struggle…
By Noam Sheizaf November 8, 2011
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