Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon says his pilot plan for buses in the West Bank does not segregate Israelis and Palestinians.
“There is no separation between Arabs and Jews on public transportation in Judea and Samaria,” Ya’alon says, using the biblical term for the West Bank. “There was no discussion about this, there was no decision about this, and there will not be any decision about this.”
The defense minister says the plan was implemented purely for security reasons, due to the large influx of Palestinians who enter Israel without documentation.
“We started a pilot plan this week, an experiment, at four crossings in Judea and Samaria to check workers who are going to work in Israel on their way back. Every state has the right, and particularly in our delicate security situation, to check those who are coming in and out. This is what is it, and nothing more.”
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, March 10, 2015. (Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL)
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