Palestinian Freedom Riders
Nov. 16th, 2011 06:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabotabbyOkay, how come I don't see anyone blogging about this story?
To summarize: Six Palestinian activists boarded Israeli-only buses. They were, of course, arrested. I gather that there's a good deal of media coverage in Israel, but in the news here, this has been overshadowed by OWS.
The idea that there are certain roads and certain buses for people of one ethnicity and not another is so incredibly blatant and glaring that I can't imagine how anyone even bothers to justify it. I mean, does this remind anyone of anything? The reaction of Israeli observers, however, was pretty gross.
So remind me again: Why don't the Palestinians use peaceful methods to obtain their rights like Gandhi did?
To summarize: Six Palestinian activists boarded Israeli-only buses. They were, of course, arrested. I gather that there's a good deal of media coverage in Israel, but in the news here, this has been overshadowed by OWS.
The idea that there are certain roads and certain buses for people of one ethnicity and not another is so incredibly blatant and glaring that I can't imagine how anyone even bothers to justify it. I mean, does this remind anyone of anything? The reaction of Israeli observers, however, was pretty gross.
A 16-year-old Jewish Israeli, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the Freedom Riders shouldn’t be able to board the bus because, “It’s an Israeli bus.”
“We live here, this is our land,” he said.
When asked about those who feel differently, the boy replied, “Those who say this is Palestinian land don’t have proof.”
He added that Palestinians enjoy a lot of freedom. “We give them identity cards and they can do whatever they want.”
So remind me again: Why don't the Palestinians use peaceful methods to obtain their rights like Gandhi did?
