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Israel approves plan to displace Negev Bedouins

Israel approves plan to displace Negev Bedouins
A photo of Al-Araqib in the southern Negev, one of many Bedouin villages not recognized by Israel. (MaanImages/Eva Pilipp)
 
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – Israel approved a draft law on Monday to implement a plan which will displace thousands of Bedouins in the Negev desert, an Israeli rights group said.

Alice Walker Tells the Truth, the ADL Avoids It

Walker Tells the Truth, the ADL Avoids It
Author, poet and activist Alice Walker Photo: Wikimedia Commons
William A. Cook
“… the ADL blasted Walker for describing Israel’s actions toward the Palestinians as “genocide,” “ethnic cleansing,” “crimes against humanity,” and “cruelty and diabolical torture”(Haaretz June 18, 2013).