MK Ariel: Increase Public Transportation in Judea and Samaria
Full Text;
In the wake of recent events, including the suspected kidnapping of a youth from Itamar on Sunday, Knesset Member Uri Ariel (National Union-NRP) has called upon the defense minister and the transportation minister to increase public transportation in Judea and Samaria.
“As you know,” MK Ariel explained, “there are warnings of attempts to kidnap civilians. The order not to hitchhike is a command that the public cannot bear, as public transportation is very infrequent (in many communities, a bus comes only twice a day).” In any event, MK Ariel promised to work to make the Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria aware of the dangers in hitchhiking, in the hope of limiting the phenomenon.
Two girls were rescued from an attempted kidnapping by Arab terrorists two weeks ago, as they were waiting for a ride at one of the many hitchhiking posts in Judea and Samaria.
Commentary;
It seems an established fact that the government has created a long-running self-fulfilling prophesy; Minimize public transportation and you minimize or, in many cases, reduce population growth in parts of Yehuda and Shomron thereby reducing the number of passengers resulting in further cut-backs in Egged service. MB