segregated buses

Palestinian workers board a new segregated bus line at the Eyal checkpoint, March 4, 2012.
Segregating the evening commute to the West Bank
Jews and Palestinians who commute from the West Bank to work in central Israel each day will soon ride separate buses home. Let’s not give too much credit to Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, however. The decision to segregate the evening commute wasn’t all that creative. He only completed his predecessors’ decision to segregate the morning commute.…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man October 26, 2014
A Palestinian shepherd tends his flocks near the Israeli separation wall close to the Bethlehem checkpoint, August 25, 2012. The Israeli barrier and settlements have rendered 85% of Bethlehem Governorate's agricultural lands off-limits to Palestinian use. (photo: RRB/Activestills.org)
Cracks in the wall: A glimmer of hope for Israel-Palestine
From up close, a wall can seem smooth, unbreakable and infinite – it is the only thing in sight. The wall, a wall of despair or a wall of separation, is real. But by taking a few steps back, either physically or spiritually, cracks in the wall can come into sight. By Moriel Rothman I’ve been in the…
By +972 Magazine March 15, 2013
Palestinian workers holding an Israeli work permit wait in line to board an Israeli bus designated for Palestinians only after the Eyal checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Qalqiliya, March 4, 2012. The Israeli transportation ministry launched a bus line designated for Palestinians only, running from Eyal checkpoint to Tel Aviv and Kfar Saba, and back to the checkpoint. The line was opened after Israel settlers living in the West Bank complained that Palestinians use Israeli buses that run through the West Bank on their way to and from work inside Israel. The new policy will mainly effect workers returning to the West Bank with Israeli buses, as police will force workers to go off buses when they enter the West Bank. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)
WATCH: Al Jazeera takes on the segregated bus debate
Al-Jazeera’s Inside Story covers the segregated bus debate and the question of apartheid in Israel. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna is joined by Ben White, Mustafa Barghouti and Gregg Roman in what turns out to be probably the biggest shellacking of an Israeli spokesperson I have ever seen on a mainstream news network. To be fair,…
By Omar H. Rahman March 9, 2013
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West Bank and East Jerusalem buses are already segregated
Yes, the suggestion to segregate buses is disgusting. But it shouldn’t overshadow the fact that, if we consider Israel/Palestine as one continuous territory under a system that privileges Jewish Israelis, there is already de facto bus segregation on the ground in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. No, I’m not Palestinian. But I experience…
By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat November 29, 2012
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