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Palestinian workers holding an Israeli work permit wait in line to board an Israeli bus designated for Palestinians only after the Eyal checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Qalqiliya, March 4, 2012. The Israeli transportation ministry launched a bus line designated for Palestinians only, running from Eyal checkpoint to Tel Aviv and Kfar Saba, and back to the checkpoint. The line was opened after Israel settlers living in the West Bank complained that Palestinians use Israeli buses that run through the West Bank on their way to and from work inside Israel. The new policy will mainly effect workers returning to the West Bank with Israeli buses, as police will force workers to go off buses when they enter the West Bank. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

WATCH: Al Jazeera takes on the segregated bus debate

Al-Jazeera’s Inside Story covers the segregated bus debate and the question of apartheid in Israel. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna is joined by Ben White, Mustafa Barghouti and Gregg Roman in what turns out to be probably the biggest shellacking of an Israeli spokesperson I have ever seen on a mainstream news network. To be fair,…

By Omar H. Rahman March 9, 2013

Palestinian workers board a new segregated bus line at the Eyal checkpoint, March 4, 2012.

Palestinian-only buses serve to incentivize segregation

Neither Palestinians nor Israelis should be fooled into believing that separated bus lines are part of an overall policy that benefits Palestinian workers. The announcement that Israel’s Ministry of Transportation would begin a “Palestinian-only” bus service from the Eyal checkpoint in the West Bank might appear to be a harmless policy. Indeed, many Palestinians working…

By Amjad Iraqi March 6, 2013