Israel has launched two Palestinian-only bus lines in the Occupied West Bank.<br/> <br />Some Jewish settlers are pleased with the segregated transport - saying it makes them feel more secure knowing Palestinians are less likely to ride the bus with them.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) RESIDENT OF KARNEI SHOMRON, YAFFA NEWMAN, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I'm certain that it is more secure to drive without them because it is...in general, that they even allowed them...the driver doesn't even inspect them".<br/> <br />The Israeli Transport Ministry opened the lines after Jewish settlers complained that Palestinians on mixed buses were a security threat.<br/> <br />But an official at the Palestinian Ministry of Transportation described the move as discriminatory and racist.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MUHAMMAD HAMDAN, OFFICIAL AT THE PALESTINIAN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We see it as discrimination, it is not positive it is negative because it will separate the workers who are on their way to work inside
