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Despite kidnapping, West Bank hitchhiking persists
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Published: 17.06.14, 20:09
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1. Unfortunately this was predictable
Sidney ,   USA   (06.17.14)
It is a failure of government, parents, and society not to have prevented this. There are simple solutions such as sending children away to safer places if they cannot continue their education in safety locally. Inconvenience is not an excuse.
2. The gov is starting shuttles for students
Scott ,   Ramat Gan   (06.17.14)
The shuttles will only be on the weekend for students returning home from boarding school. Israel needs to go back to having separate roads for settlers. There are roads that connect settlements that bypass Arab villages. Arabs can use other roads to get around. This is the only way it will be safe unless someone hitchhikes from within the settlement, not on the highway outside.
3. must stop releasing terrorist prisoners
Barney ,   USA   (06.17.14)
and must resume tearing down the family homes. Life without parole or expulsion after serving a lengthy sentence or capital punishment. No hitching a ride. Must organize transportation routes or take tax money collected for terrorist authority and build bus system.
4. Just make sure not to hitchhike on days
Chaim ,   Israel   (06.17.14)
that G-d is mad at His children and is not about to protect them, like last Friday, the day the 3 boys were kidnapped, when thousands shamelessly defied G-d's commandment against immorality and marched brazenly across the country. How does Israel expect Heavenly assistance when they defile the holy land with the most immoral abomination that G-d hates?
5. how about...
Israel ,   Israel   (06.17.14)
1. organize car pools 2. HAVE YOUR PARENTS PICK YOU UP 3. wait for the bus 4. and of none of that works torment & tax the taxpayers of the State of Israel until a better bus system is put in place oh but wait all of that would require the Israeli-Jewish Residents over the Green Line to take responsibility for their lives and their choices ... and we can't have that now can we?
6. here's a collection of laws from the USA
Israel ,   Israel   (06.17.14)
overwhelmingly the laws PROHIBIT hitchhiking... (I chose this list of USA laws because the vast majority of the Israeli Jewish residents in the area of the kidnapping are American...one would think they would KNOW better) http://www.hitchhiker.50megs.com/custom.html
7. well then this will help the next group of terrorists!
(06.17.14)
why are you giving out this information?
8. #4 is absolutely right
keli ,   canada   (06.18.14)
I fully agree with Chaim's comment. This immoral behaviour opened a door to evil forces to do harm and damage to Israel. We need to make tshuva for this so God's mercy will return.
9. time for...
jorge ,   brazil   (06.18.14)
build the wall on all the area A and put the arabs in there. The jews that share the area B and C with arabs are under a huge peril.
10. if it happens again blame Egged
moshico ,   Jerusalem   (06.18.14)
11. Hitchhiking Settlers
WadiAra ,   Karkur   (06.17.14)
Of course they have a choice! Let their parents organise a rota to kids. If they chose to live there, it's their responsibility - not Israeli tax-payers.
12. No 2 so you promote apartheid
Non Jewish Immigrant ,   Haifa   (06.18.14)
you talk about being safe? What about getting out of the land you stole?
13. Buses for drunk kids - not for school kids
Rachel ,   US   (06.18.14)
During the summer Israel provides extra buses to take drunk kids home from bars. Can't the same govt provide buses for school children in Judea and Samaria?
14. No 12 another way...
jorge ,   brazil   (06.18.14)
to make safer the lives of settlers: build a new defensive wall between the Area A and Area B on all west bank. The sad result of gilad shalit deal encouraged the kidnappers. On the way that it´ll end lays the future attempts of kidnappings. When soldiers adopted all mesures to avoid abduction, hitchickers endagers the rest of the society.
15. If these people don't care about
A Jerusalemite ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (06.18.14)
themselves, then what about Clal Israel? They are placing themselves in danger, placing the rest of us in danger, costing money and heartache. Perhaps they can find a place in their hearts to consider the fear and heartache of their families? Hitchhiking anywhere is dangerous. In the West Bank it is extreme danger. They were warned in advance. They knew the dangers, yet couldn't care less... A pity for them, their families and all of us.
16. Hitching safe
J ,   Jerusalem , Israel   (06.18.14)
I do not understand at all why those hitch hiking are not carrying pepper spray or encouraged to! Or a knife/weapon of self defence . You may never have to use it but its better to be safe than sorry. Buses run to Har Adar till 11.35 ; when the city just wakes up. I have to hitchhike back and yes I have used my pepper spray on men who have exposed themselves or attacked me and its worked everytime. The gov should issue to all students or those who request it pepper spray it's extremely efficient and in the mean time you can get the number plate etc. we live in a free country why do we need to be ruled by fear? We have options carry some type of self defence everyone.. Those walking etc you may never have to use it but its better safe than sorry.. Hitch hiking is a part of a fantastic system that works here we can't give up through feat or intimidation part of our life style; nor be bullied into it. But seriously the gov needs to start issuing free pepper spray cans and cheaper knifes for the 'just in case' we have a choice; defend and e on our guard or run and hide.
17. I don't see any of these heredi Rabbis telling the students
Jewdo & Jewjitsu ,   ATLANTA GA USA   (06.18.14)
NO HITCHHIKING! That's an order from the RABBI! NO EXCEPTIONS and how about a bus so they don't have to hitchhike?
18. Transportation
Tino Travatoni ,   El Cumajon   (06.18.14)
I have always been puzzled; Israel is a very small country How a developed country that can provide water to desert population, That has the largest amount of start up companies That has a well developed health system can't provide normal transportation not even to the soldiers of its mighty army. They may drive the best tanks, but have to rely on hitch hacking to get to their bases. Something is wrong here. Israel is not that big, normal public transportation soul be provided everywhere.
19. #12
Mendoza ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (06.18.14)
The land was conquered in the 6 day war 1967. This land was then relenquished by Jordan.Everybody wants peace, but not at ANY price. You should endeavour to learn a bit more about the "situatio" here because its not simple at all.
20. a reason for Aliyah
Piotr Berman ,   State College   (06.18.14)
If you like to hitchhike. But in actuality, it is legal except interstates and other places where it would create a hazard. For example, "stand in the roadway". You should stand on the side of the road. I think it is similar with fishing on the bridges, in both cases it is not allowed to stand in spots where the cars drive (the same Alabama law prohibits both). But some states may have weird laws.
21. #4 Chaim: please take your med's ASAP !
Rafi ,   US   (06.18.14)
22. you are living in a land of make believe, invisible friends
Jewdas ,   AMERICA THEBEAUTIFUL   (06.18.14)
and pyschotic delusional thinking mixed with religious hocus pocus which won't return terror victims kidnapped and soon to be extorted and used for blackmailing Israel.
23. Egged the Israeli bus compny is EGG HEADS RIGHT ???
M.S. ,   mpls america   (06.18.14)
Why does Egged no not have buses for Israelis in the West Bank why because to hitch hike is dangerous stupid needless but alas the cost of gas cost of running buses in these areas over shadows the need and so Egged cares only about profits not Israeli lives all wealthy rich Jews only care about profits no not Israeli lives then again this kidnappng is only the tip of the ice berg Three 3 is a very small number we lost Six 6 million in W W II so what is Three 3 hardly worth a box of Matzoah to the wealthy rich Jews who have every thing while Yeshiva students struggle to study the Torah Israeli double standards I suffer like these Three 3 boys I have lived all my life a virtual but actual prisioinier of this double standard Hebrew is never used arround me a lanuuage only for profit to double cross any Jews Israelis who are no not on the important list I am no not on the important list none of those Six 6 million were either neither either any way at the speed of progress this world is moving and so the world is already doomed the I die world dies breaks the science progress link only Rats Mice will may can survive the Doom but the world totally ignors over looks all this if at 70 if the world no not speeds up progress of developing the needed medicines cures to save my own life then the whole world is doomed RIGHT and so speed up Two 2 words ignored over looked but if the I die the world dies only Rats Mice survive theory IS REAL ??? well tough luck world if you doom your selfs by neglecting to save me with those medicines cures I need at 70 RIGHT and so time alone if this principle may save me force speed up of progress needed at 70 time alone if the theory will save me save the rest of you Jews I say you Jews because it is hardly us Jews RIGHT ??? and so speed up the world to save you Jewish Israeli wealthy rich as well as the middle class and so even the righteous and so even the poor !!! or doom ALL YOU Y O U YOU JEWS ISRAELIS and so the world !!!!!! RIGHT ??? Thank You... M.S.
24. Buses buses buses shuttles but none for Yeshiva RIGHT ???
M.S. ,   mpls america   (06.18.14)
Buses buses buses shuttles shuttles shuttles but none for Yeshiva students studying the Torah you got to wonder what kind of people wealthy rich powerful Jews Israelis are they force certain of us Jews to study live by the Torah then they turn around double cross us sell us out to the Nazis British Americans Africans Arabs Russians the Spainish the world another possibility no body else has suggested... what if this is just all a vast elaborate hoax plot plan made up by Israeli leaders Three 3 boys are kidnapped abducted Yeshiva students no less a fake false desperate sounding frantic sounding message is made up by the Israeli police other Israeli planners of this elaborate hoax PLEASE SAVE US and so then it all starts troops search arrests round ups made threats of retaliation WAR but all a brilliant twisted elaborate hoax even the Germans Japs did no not come up with such a elaborate plan SHEER JEWISH ISRAELI GENIUS RIGHT ??? like 1947 all the military miracles of 48 56 67 73 so on poor me I live on the poverty welfare basic bare existence line but many Jews Israelis dine like live like royalty wealthy rich Millionaires so on RIGHT and so any way BRILLIANT HOAX and or REAL ??? sure call me a bad Jew for wisely bringing all this up suggesting it but some body has to suggest it RIGHT ??? and so time alone the FUTURE if it is a E H elaborate Hoax as you Canada people say EHHHHHH ??? well EHHHHH ??? and or REAL RIGHT ???? time alone what may happen RIGHT but if it speeds up progress E W EITHER WAY thus HEBREW HEBREW H E B R E W E H B ELABORATE BRILLIANT HOAX B R BIG BRILLIANT RUZE EITHER WAY E W W EITHER WAY progress well some body has to suggest this lucky me if I am no not stoned for suggesting it will Y Net DARE print this talk back but if any Y NET censors approvers EVEN READ IT well again my own obligation will have been fulfilled RIGHT ??? Thank You... M.S.
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