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The JNF is no innocent charity
The Jewish National Fund presents itself in Germany as a 'green' organization serving all of Israel's residents. That's not what its leaders say in Israel.
By
Michael Sappir
March 4, 2021
If pandemic hits, unrecognized Bedouin villages could ‘become like northern Italy’
Denied basic services, the Naqab's unrecognized villages are not equipped to deal with the coronavirus — and the Israeli government is not stepping in.
By
Oren Ziv
March 29, 2020
Israel steps up campaign against Bedouin village it demolished 173 times
Israeli forces have demolished the village of Al-Araqib 173 times. Now, in an effort to push the residents off their land, Israel is stepping up its harassment through arrests, raids, and fines.
By
Oren Ziv
January 28, 2020
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Sent to prison for trespassing on his own land
Israeli authorities have demolished Al-Araqib over 100 times. Before heading to prison for rebuilding and staying on his land, the village’s leader says he knows justice is on his side. “I have a good feeling I’ll be in prison alongside Netanyahu,” Sheikh Sayeh Abu Madi’am jokes, sitting in a tent in the unrecognized Bedouin village of…
By
Oren Ziv
December 11, 2018
Police arrest 10 as Israel prepares to demolish entire village
Dozens of Palestinian, international, and Israeli activists try to stop bulldozers from paving an access road that will make easier the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank. Israeli security forces arrested 10 Palestinians Wednesday as they began preparing for the demolition of an unrecognized Bedouin village in the West Bank. IDF and police forces, along…
By
Oren Ziv
July 4, 2018
Home demolitions in the Negev and Tel Aviv show the real face of government corruption
Corruption does not begin with Netanyahu’s cigars or pink champagne. It begins with an ideological system that sees entire segments of the population as undesirable and unnecessary, and as temporary residents in their own homes. Last night, a striking episode in Amnon Levy’s documentary series, “The Real Faces,” aired on TV. The episode followed the…
By
Orly Noy
December 26, 2017
This Bedouin village has been demolished by Israel 120 times
For the past seven years, Israeli authorities have repeatedly demolished Al-Araqib in order to expel its residents and build a forest in its place. By +972 Magazine Staff The Bedouin village of Al-Araqib was demolished by Israeli authorities for the 120th time last week. Al-Araqib is one of 35 unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev…
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+972 Magazine
October 29, 2017
‘Israel has never recognized its Palestinian citizens’
Thousands of Palestinians participated in the March of Return on Tuesday, gathering at the site of the destroyed village of Al-Kabri in the Galilee. Below is a translated transcript of the speech given by Anat Matar, a member of the Israeli Committee for Palestinian Prisoners, at the event. By Anat Matar I am profoundly grateful…
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+972 Magazine
May 3, 2017
Religious pluralism cannot be separated from the fight against occupation
As the 50th anniversary of the occupation draws near, those who consider themselves to be on the left cannot hide behind the battles that keep us in our comfort zone. By Emily Hilton Confrontations erupted at the Western Wall last week between security forces and activists from Reform and Conservative movement, after the activists broke through security…
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+972 Magazine
November 6, 2016
There is no Green Line when it comes to home demolitions
With demolitions pending in four Palestinian villages, solidarity activists must recognize the overarching agenda that unifies the seemingly different struggles. By Penina Eilberg-Schwartz Four Palestinian villages reached out to Israeli and international activists last week, requesting urgent support. All four villages — Umm el-Kheir and Susya in Area C in the West Bank, and al-Araqib and Umm el-Hiran…
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+972 Magazine
August 7, 2016
100k Bedouin Israelis couldn’t watch Netanyahu’s ‘apology’ — they don’t have electricity
In a video shot in his office, Israel’s prime minister apologizes to the country’s Arab citizens for inciting against them. But a large portion of them couldn’t watch it — they live in ‘unrecognized villages’ that Israel refuses to connect to basic infrastructure like electricity, and the internet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a video addressing the country’s Arab…
By
Mairav Zonszein
July 27, 2016
Police arrest nine during march in unrecognized Bedouin village
Nine Bedouin and Jewish activists arrested for trying to prevent JNF bulldozers from turning Al-Araqib’s land into a forest. Text and photos by Oren Ziv / Activestills.org Israeli authorities arrested nine Bedouin and Jewish activists in the unrecognized village of Al-Araqib Sunday morning as they attempted to block bulldozers from working to turn village land into…
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Activestills
July 24, 2016
Police arrest three minors in Bedouin village as expulsion efforts continue
Police arrest three children in ‘unrecognized’ village of Al-Araqib, as the Jewish National Fund continues its forestation project on village land. Two children, 12 and 13, were arrested in the unrecognized Bedouin village of al-Araqib in Israel’s south on Monday, as the Jewish National Fund (JNF) entered the village accompanied by police forces to resume cultivating land for a…
By
Mairav Zonszein
July 19, 2016
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