Palestinian 'freedom riders' to board Israeli buses in occupied West Bank, inspired by the American civil rights movement.

A Palestinian boy waits with his mother, not seen, alongside with workers as
they try to cross an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank city of
Bethlehem, on August 24, 2010. (MaanImages/Luay Sababa)

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian activists will attempt to board Israeli buses in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday in an action inspired by the American civil rights movement.

"Palestinian activists will reenact the US Civil Rights Movement's Freedom Rides to the American South by boarding segregated Israeli public transportation in the West Bank to travel to occupied East Jerusalem," organizers said in a statement.
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