On 15 November 2011, six Palestinian 'Freedom Riders' boarded a settler bus to Jerusalem. This video shows what happened to them.
On 15 November 2011, six Palestinian 'Freedom Riders' boarded a settler bus to Jerusalem. This video shows what happened to them.
With the Palestinian bid to join the UN likely to get them nowhere, there is a more civil way out of the impasse that will give both Israelis and Palestinians what they want.
Rather than grant them statehood, Palestinian plans to go to the UN could backfire. Instead, come September, the Palestinians should formally hand over control of the Occupied Territories to Israel and demand full citizenship.
Can Israelis and Palestinians learn something about building bridges between divided communities from the Egyptian revolution?