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August 2011 “In his communication of 1 February 2011, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, called the attention of the Government of Israel to the alleged demolitions of “unrecognized” Bedouin villages in the Negev desert and the relocation of their inhabitants to government-planned villages. The …

Serge Dumont writes about the Jahalin displacement plan, the E-1 development plan, and the way Israel is now feverishly declaring any open land a Nature Reserve or National Park, as a landgrab tactic, especially in the strategic areas of East Jerusalem which will negate future Palestinian viability. Israël veut des …

Israel set to demolish EU-funded renewables projects February 2012 “Six EU-funded wind and solar energy projects which provide electricity for 600 West Bank Palestinians have been put on a ‘demolition list’ by Israel, allegedly in response to an EU heads of mission report which called for laws to prevent the …

January 2012 The remarkable Makhad Trust runs regular journeys to the magical Sinai desert, donating over 60% of their profits to benefit the local Bedouin. This year the journeys will be led by Anglican priest Peter Owen Jones, who made Extreme Pilgrim for the BBC, and supported by nutritional therapist and …

February 2012 Haia Noach of NCF – Negev Coexistence Forum (Dukium) – talks [in Hebrew] of the situation of the “Unrecognised Villages” in the Negev and the problems of their Bedouin citizens.

Israel To Demolish Palestinian Solar Energy Program February 2012 A sustainable energy program in ‘Area C’ of rural West Bank is being threatened by Israeli authorities. The program, which recently installed solar panels and wind turbines in 16 communities, is providing 1,500 Palestinians with electricity — who were formerly without …

Israël veut des arbres à la place des Bédouins Mardi 21 février 2012 KHAN EL AKHMA (CISJORDANIE) DE NOTRE ENVOYÉ SPÉCIAL Il fut un temps pas si lointain où Eid Abou Khamis, chef du village bédouin de Khan el-Akhma situé à la sortie de Jérusalem-Est, possédait une cinquantaine de chèvres …

  4 minute video on Jahalin Bedouin

November 2011 Statement by Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Mr. Richard Falk […] “The proposed transfer of Bedouin communities raises a number of concerns under human rights law, especially with respect to forced eviction and forced displacement,” noted the Special Rapporteur. Forced evictions transgress the …