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Israel to demolish a Bedouin village next month, build a Jewish town in its place
Israel is planning to demolish Umm al-Hiran and expel its 1,000 residents at the end of April. After that, it will build a Jewish town on its ruins. By +972 Magazine Staff Israeli authorities handed out demolition orders to the entire Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran on Wednesday, as part of a plan to demolish and expel its residents before replacing it with the Jewish town Hiran. According to the authorities, the evacuation of the village will begin at the end of April. [tmwinpost] The village, located in Israel's Negev Desert, has been under threat of demolition for over two decades, but…
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