Strike on Kavim bus lines in Modiin Illit: Following the death of Arab bus driver Yousef Ramoni, Palestinian movements and organizations called for a general strike of bus drivers - and drivers at the 'Egged' and 'Qavim' companies responded to the call.
Dozens of Arab drivers did not show up for work, causing severe traffic disruptions in the cities of Jerusalem and Modi'in Elite.
Ramoni was found hanging from a bus in the Egged parking lot on Har Hotzvim, and his family claimed he was murdered by settlers. The police sent his body for an autopsy at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, where it was performed in the presence of a Palestinian pathologist appointed by the family. The autopsy determined that there was no suspicion of foul play.
""My daughter travels to Jerusalem every day to study at a seminary. Yesterday, after hours of waiting, she had to take a special taxi from home to the seminary," Zvika Golovnetsitz, an apartment broker in the city, tells Haredim10. "Quite a few out-of-town clients arrived at my office two hours late, due to the strike.".
City residents report delays of an hour to an hour and a half for intercity lines, with buses arriving full to capacity and not allowing additional passengers to get on.
""The biggest absurdity is that instead of us going on strike and calling for the removal from society of the Arab drivers who endanger our lives, they go on strike against us and paralyze the city," says Kobi, a resident of the Brachfeld Estate.
I am afraid.
In a phone call to the company's hotline, the following message is heard: "As of Wednesday, due to our drivers not reporting to work following the death of a driver, there are disruptions to lines. The lines to Jerusalem and Bnei Brak will operate with the numbers 200 and 300, and they will appear every fifteen minutes.".
A Jewish bus driver we spoke to says that he is forced to work overtime, and the residents are angry, although they do not vent their anger on him: "They understand that I am not guilty. At the same time, everyone asks me when will this end?"
• Aren't you afraid of working with Arabs at such high levels of engagement?
""I am afraid. On the other hand, I am not in close contact with them, and I try to be less in the parking lot. At the same time, I can tell you that every day, many Arabs arrive around 6:30 PM after finishing their work in the city, and the passengers come up to me and complain that they are afraid of the Arab passengers.".
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