6 arrested on bus to Jerusalem
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November 16, 2011, Wednesday
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ISRAELI police yesterday arrested six Palestinian activists trying to enter Jerusalem by bus without permits, police said, ending a short standoff between the two sides.
The six activists, joined by dozens of reporters, boarded the bus in the West Bank for a half-hour ride to Jerusalem. When they reached the outskirts, Israeli forces stopped them because they did not have permits to enter Jerusalem. The activists refused to get off the bus.
Jerusalem police spokesman Shmuel Ben-Ruby said police arrested the six and took them to police headquarters in Jerusalem. Witnesses said the activists were dragged off the bus. Activist Nadin Sharabit said he wanted to draw attention to Israeli travel restrictions in the West Bank. He said Jewish settlers move in and out of Jerusalem, but Palestinians cannot do the same.
Israel has restricted Palestinian access to Jerusalem since a Palestinian uprising that started in 2000.
The six activists, joined by dozens of reporters, boarded the bus in the West Bank for a half-hour ride to Jerusalem. When they reached the outskirts, Israeli forces stopped them because they did not have permits to enter Jerusalem. The activists refused to get off the bus.
Jerusalem police spokesman Shmuel Ben-Ruby said police arrested the six and took them to police headquarters in Jerusalem. Witnesses said the activists were dragged off the bus. Activist Nadin Sharabit said he wanted to draw attention to Israeli travel restrictions in the West Bank. He said Jewish settlers move in and out of Jerusalem, but Palestinians cannot do the same.
Israel has restricted Palestinian access to Jerusalem since a Palestinian uprising that started in 2000.
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