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<\/a><\/p>\n“…The CA announced its plan to “relocate” the Bedouin communities to the\u00a0UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)<\/a>. The main reason given was the claim that the Bedouins do not have rights to the land on which they currently live and that all their construction has been done without permits. The CA did not consult with representatives of the communities before adopting the plan, and ignored the anticipated harm to these communities\u2019 way of life. Most of the communities informed the UN agencies that they would object to the plan.<\/p>\n About 80 percent of the Bedouins living in what Israel terms the “Adummim bloc”, who are expected to be expelled in coming months, are 1948 refugees who once lived in the Negev, in southern Israel. Two-thirds are under age 18. All of them have lived for decades in unrecognized villages. Demolition orders have already been issued against most of the structures in the communities \u2013 tin structures and tents and a school in the Khan al-Ahmar community. In two communities \u2013 Wadi Abu Hindi (350 residents) and al-Muntar (300 residents) \u2013 demolition orders have been issued against all the structures in the community..”<\/p>\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n