Negev Desert

Israeli General Tzvika Haimovitch, the head of Israel’s Aerial Defense Command, says the move is historic and proves US “strategic commitment.”

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Umm el-Hieran. (Photo: Adalah)

 The Bedouin village of Umm el-Hieran in Israel’s southern Negev desert is running out of time and appeals before it will be razed to the ground and an exclusively Jewish town will be built in its place.

 
 
by Allison Deger                                      Mondoweiss

Heavy clashes at anti-Prawer protests were anything but unforeseeable. Unfortunately, the way the media and politicians are responding is only likely to make things worse.
By Haggai Matar

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.