Tag: Bedouin
NAACP endangers Jews of color and all people by demanding anti-Israel arms ban
Do black Jewish lives matter? How about the lives of non-Jewish black African students and black Jewish Ethiopian-Israelis brutally murdered by Hamas and by Gazan civilians? Or the lives of a black Jew and Bedouin Muslim who Hamas...
Sderot family grieves, cares for young sisters orphaned on Oct. 7
“In a fleeting moment, our lives turned into misery,” said Ofir Swisa, the brother of Dolev Swisa, who was murdered along with his wife, Odaya, in front of their daughters, Romi, 7, and Lia,...
Netanyahu: The Bedouin ‘need to be part of Israel’s success story’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday convened the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Legalizing the Settlement and the Economic Development of the Bedouin Sector in the Negev.
"While the Negev is indeed flourishing,...
Israel’s High Court rejects petition to evacuate illegal Bedouin outpost
Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday rejected a petition to immediately demolish the illegal Bedouin Arab outpost of Khan al-Ahmar.
In dismissing the 2019 petition, the judges sided with the government’s position that current security concerns and...
We must act now to evacuate Khan al-Ahmar
There is no disputing the illegality of the Bedouin outpost of Khan al-Ahmar on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem.
Its residents unlawfully built a housing complex on Israeli state-owned land without a permit and in...
Four Arab citizens of Israel suspected of assaulting Jewish journalist
Four Arab citizens of Israel suspected of assaulting a Jewish-Israeli journalist in the Negev were detained last month, the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) and the Israel Police revealed on Thursday.
Maharan Abu Adra, Balil Abu...
Israeli ex-security leaders sound warning over deteriorating domestic security
Former Israeli minister Maj. Gen. (res.) Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that unless immediate action was taken regarding the deteriorating domestic security situation, there was a “large concern” security forces could lose control.
Speaking at...
JNF-KKL resumes tree planting under heavy security after Bedouin riots
Under heavy security, Keren Kayemet LeYisrael (JNF-KKL) resumed planting trees in the Negev on Wednesday morning after they were halted the day before by an eruption of Bedouin violence.
At least 18 people were arrested...
With uptick in Bedouin crime, calls grow for Israeli government to take back control...
Israel’s Sovereignty Movement, headed by Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover, organized a tour of the Negev Desert on Dec. 28 for journalists, think-tank professionals and influencers to get a glimpse into the lives of...
More than 600 Bedouins enlist in IDF in past year, encouraged to join tech...
More than 600 Bedouin Israelis enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in the past year, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday during a ceremony held to honor Bedouin contributions to the security...