Palestinians forced off buses to make way for Israeli settlers
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Palestinians were exposed to yet another act of racism and aggression that forced around 50 Palestinian workers off of a bus in order to make room for Israeli settlers.
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Palestinian workers were ordered off the bus to make room for Israeli settlers.
Three Israeli settlers on a bus bound for the West Bank were responsible for the removal of dozens of Palestinians.
Tnufa Transportation Solutions operates public transport lines in the occupied Al-Quds corridor and the West Bank. One of the company's routes travels from "Tel Aviv's" Central Bus Station to the West Bank illegal settlement of "Ariel". This route also serves Palestinians who have work permits and commute home at night or on the weekends.
Last Thursday, about 50 Palestinian workers were forced to get off the bus in the occupied city of "Bnei Brak" in order to accommodate three Israeli passengers. Not only that but the Israeli settlers refused to ride with them and demanded the driver force them off.
The driver stopped the bus under a bridge and made a phone call to his superiors, according to M, a Palestinian passenger. Following the call, he asked all the Palestinians to get off. "The driver told us to 'get off and figure it out' who then drove off with the settlers," added M.
The Palestinian construction workers waited at “Tel Aviv’s Hamasger Junction” for Bus 288 to go back to the occupied West Bank only to see several of those buses passing them without stopping.
Eventually, an empty bus stopped for them, and 50 Palestinian workers got on.
Racial segregation and apartheid are no strangers to Palestinians living in their own homeland occupied by "Israel". Palestinians are exposed to Israeli aggression every second of every day under the occupation.
For 73 years, Palestinians have been faced with injustice and have been stripped from more than just their land, but from their freedom and right to live as well.
Today and every day, Palestinians are not only forced off of buses, but they are also forced out of their homes.
In May, "Israel" committed one of the largest forced expulsions in Palestine. The Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition challenging the forced displacement of over 1,000 Palestinians from a rural area of the occupied West Bank that "Israel" has designated as a military drill zone.
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