Palestinian freedom riders arrested on bus to jerusalem. Israeli police have detained six palestinians dubbed west bank freedom riders who boarded a jerusalembound bus used by jewish settlers. Inspired by the us civil right movement, the palestinian freedom rides is an initiative to challenge israels. The legacy of the freedom rides has been used by africanamerican riders both to protect americanisraeli imperialism, and to call for its utter destruction. Freedom riders on the move in palestine israel al jazeera. The legacy of the freedom rides has been used by africanamerican riders both to protect americanisraeli imperialism, and to call for its. On the 15th of november, six palestinian activists.
Freedom rides expose israeli segregation green left. On palestines independance day, november 15, seven palestinian activists and one. Six palestinian freedom riders arrested traveling on israelionly. Calling themselves the freedom riders of the twentyfirst century, they were the first. Six palestinian activists, clutching national flags and surrounded by dozens of reporters, were dragged off an israeli bus they planned to ride. Palestine is in crisis today palestinians face daily human rights abuse and live in crushing poverty in refugee camps and under israeli. A local movement dedicated to raising awareness and spreading information to the public about current conflicts in palestine. Black and indigenous people in the american south had suffered humiliation and brutality for hundreds of years including literal enslavement before our freedom riders with the support of the civil rights movement arrived in the 1960s to challenge the status quo. And this week, a group of college students and original freedom riders are retracing the 1961 journey. Palestinian freedom riders to challenge segregation by riding settler buses to jerusalem.
In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the american south to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Palestinian freedom riders board settlers bus bbc news. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. The palestinian freedom ride was a protest against the occupation of palestine, and according to a statement released by the freedom riders. They were black and white, young and old, men and women. This week, with the palestinian freedom riders taking a page from the us civil rights movement and defying israels segregated road system. An israeli soldier checks the identity card of a palestinian activist aboard a bus at hizma checkpoint on the edge of jerusalem. Inspired by the 1960s freedom rides that travelled across the us south to. Freedom riders flee a bus burned by an alabama mob in 1961. See the article in its original context from march 15, 1998, section 7, page 9 buy reprints. More than half of the white freedom riders were jewish, and judith frieze, a recent graduate of smith college, was among those white northerners and many jews who joined the freedom rides in the summer of 1961. Palestinians to launch freedom rides campaign on israeli buses. Drawing what they say are parallels between israeli policies in the west bank and the laws in the jim crow american south, palestinian activists emulating the freedom riders of 1961 attempted to. As john kerrys peace talks falter, activists ride across palestine to learn more about the costs of occupation.
Based on firsthand accounts and extensive fieldwork, unfree in palestine reveals the role. I am the media spokeswomen for the palestinian freedom rides campaign. To the freedom riders of palestine alice walker the. Freedom riders were groups of white and african american civil rights activists who participated in freedom rides, bus trips through the american south in. Arrested in jackson, she spent six weeks in a maximum security prison. Freedom riders on the move in palestine as john kerrys peace talks falter, activists ride across palestine to learn more about the costs of occupation.
Introducing the palestinian freedom riders new internationalist. Arthur, and the early fight for civil rights mikorenda, jerry on. Freedom rides to resume in palestine palestine chronicle. Ralph abernathy was a key figure in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and beyond. As john kerrys peace talks falter, activists ride across palestine to learn more. The freedom riders, then and now history smithsonian. Freedom riders inspire new generation of arab protest leaders. From us south to palestine, freedom rides change history the. The freedom riders, then and now fighting racial segregation in the south, these activists were beaten and arrested. Mazin qumsieyeh, fadi quraan, basel alaraj, and badee dwaik, boarded a segregated israeli bus used by.
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