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The JNF is no innocent charity
The Jewish National Fund presents itself in Germany as a 'green' organization serving all of Israel's residents. That's not what its leaders say in Israel.
By
Michael Sappir
March 4, 2021
If pandemic hits, unrecognized Bedouin villages could ‘become like northern Italy’
Denied basic services, the Naqab's unrecognized villages are not equipped to deal with the coronavirus — and the Israeli government is not stepping in.
By
Oren Ziv
March 29, 2020
Israel steps up campaign against Bedouin village it demolished 173 times
Israeli forces have demolished the village of Al-Araqib 173 times. Now, in an effort to push the residents off their land, Israel is stepping up its harassment through arrests, raids, and fines.
By
Oren Ziv
January 28, 2020
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Israel demolishes Bedouin village al-Araqib for 100th time
Al-Araqib is one of 35 ‘unrecognized’ villages in Israel that authorities refuse to provide with water, electricity or basic infrastructure. Israeli security forces demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 100th time Wednesday morning. It was the second demolition during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, taking place while residents were fasting. The first…
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Mairav Zonszein
June 29, 2016
Israeli authorities demolish mosque in unrecognized Bedouin village
‘It is infuriating to see a mosque destroyed. Those who destroy a mosque won’t have a problem destroying my children’s home.’ By Michal Rotem Israeli Police officers accompanied by bulldozers destroyed a mosque Wednesday morning in the unrecognized Bedouin village of Rakhamah in the Negev Desert. Salima Azazma, one of the residents of the village,…
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+972 Magazine
January 6, 2016
Ayman Odeh has a dream, but not all American Jews like it
The leader of the Joint List got a rude awakening on his first official visit to the U.S. after being falsely accused of refusing to meet the leaders of a major Jewish organization in New York. ‘I have actually found that Jewish Americans are more progressive than Jewish Israelis. But the problem is with the…
By
Lisa Goldman
December 11, 2015
New Jewish settlements planned ‘on top of’ Bedouin villages
The Israeli government approves a plan for five new settlements in the Negev/Naqab. Rights group says the plan, like Israel’s overall policy regarding its Bedouin citizens, is discriminatory. The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan for five new Jewish settlements to be built in the Negev (Naqab) in the south of Israel. The plan,…
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
November 23, 2015
Why is JNF UK throwing a Bedouin-themed party?
The JNF has played a fundamental role in the displacement of the villagers of al-Araqib, an unrecognized Bedouin village that Israeli authorities demolished for the 90th time last week. Later this month the organization is holding a ‘Bedouin Night’ party in London. The Jewish National Fund in the United Kingdom (JNF UK) will be hosting a…
By
Edo Konrad
November 10, 2015
Israel demolishes Bedouin village of Al Araqib — for the 90th time
Things have been quiet in the Negev lately. So the authorities decided to take advantage of this period of relative calm and, while everybody’s attention was elsewhere, sent the bulldozers to destroy the unrecognized Bedouin village of Al Araqib — for the 90th time. By Avi Blecherman Bulldozers returned to the Israeli Bedouin village of Al…
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+972 Magazine
October 28, 2015
Israel Supreme Court: Bedouin have no indigenous rights
A recent Supreme Court ruling refusing to recognize Bedouin land rights sets a legal precedent for the state to endlessly appropriate Palestinian lands. Israel’s Supreme Court made a significant ruling this week, setting a precedent for the state to approve the expropriation of Palestinian land in future cases, specifically inside Israel. The court rejected a five-year old petition…
By
Mairav Zonszein
May 29, 2015
Supreme Court gives al-Araqib the right to fight for its land
As far as the state was concerned, not only do the indigenous people of the Negev have no right to land, they didn’t even have the right to argue in court that they do. The Supreme Court rejects that position. By Michal Rotem For years, the battleground of the Negev Bedouin in Israel has existed…
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+972 Magazine
April 13, 2015
WATCH: Living in the shadow of the Prawer Plan
Following a series of high-profile protests that seemingly ended one iteration of the Prawer Plan, nobody — especially those who would be most affected — knows where the plan to displace tens of thousands of Bedouin Israelis stands today. Social TV visits two unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, Al-Araqib and Alsira, to see how…
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Social TV
June 26, 2014
PHOTOS: Al Araqib celebrates return of jailed sheikh
Sheikh Sayah Aturi returned to his home village of Al Araqib today (Tuesday) for the first time since his arrest on November 20. On that day, Al Araqib was demolished for the 62nd time while most of its residents were busy protesting in Jerusalem outside of the Knesset during committee debates on the Prawer Plan. This…
By
Activestills
December 11, 2013
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