This story originally appeared in the New York Times – July 26, 2014 By Tamir Elterman Many Bedouins in the Negev desert have no protection from rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, because Israel does not recognize their villages and refuses to build them bomb shelters.
Read More »Prawer Plan – Forced Urbanization [Video]
This piece originally appeared on Israel Social TV – June 18, 2014. This video features interviews with residents of the the Bedouin villages of Al-Arakib and Alsira about the life under the shadow of the Prawer Plan. It may be accessed with both Hebrew and English subtitles.
Read More »A Stranger in my Homeland
Rawia Aburabia, 33, says that even though the situation of Bedouin women is bad, a trend of ‘groundbreaking women’ is taking hold. (Originally published by Ha’aretz – Friday, March 28, 2014) By Ayelett Shani You started out as a social worker. What made you decide to go into law? As a …
Read More »Israel: A taste of Bedouin hospitality- LA Times
A culinary Birthright trip to Israel features a stop at Chan Hashayarot, a Bedouin camp where the food, stories and activities offer a glimpse of another world. July 2012 “Negev Desert, Israel — It was night in the Negev Desert, and our bus driver Mich’ael had just turned onto a narrow dirt …
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