Tag: Bedouin
Yad Sarah develops two programs: Hospitality Center and car-safety initiative
Yad Sarah, a volunteer-staffed organization in Israel that provides home- and health-care aid, is seeing significant growth in two of its programs, including one aimed at safety in the Arab sector.
The car-safety initiative was...
Arab-Israeli real estate mogul charged with giving information to Iran
Yaqoob Abo Alqean, an Arab-Israeli millionaire, was charged on Monday with contacting a foreign agent for Iran and passing information to the enemy.
According to the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, Alqean was arrested...
With Bennett at the helm, how will he steer the Bedouin, Negev and illegal...
Israel’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has many landmines to navigate. One concerns land issues in Israel’s Negev Desert, specifically whether he will rein in unregulated Bedouin settlements that some say threaten to...
Could an Arab party play kingmaker in Israel’s election?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to gain Israeli Arab votes by emphasizing his practical policy towards them by aiding with issues that concern them appears to be gaining traction. He has been seen...
Clinton Bailey Archive of Bedouin Culture comes to National Library of Israel
Clinton Bailey has conducted research in the deserts of Sinai and the Negev over the past five decades, establishing himself as a world-renowned expert on the Bedouin.
The Clinton Bailey Archive of Bedouin Culture is...
Israeli NGOs applaud jail term for Bedouin man convicted of polygamy
An Israeli Bedouin resident of the Negev desert was sentenced to seven months in prison this past week by the Beersheva Magistrates Court for practicing polygamy. The sentencing was welcomed by the Israeli NGO...
1,200-year-old soap factory uncovered in southern Israel
Israel’s earliest soap factory, dating back approximately 1,200 years, has been uncovered in the Bedouin city of Rahat, the Israel Antiquities Authority reported on Sunday.
According to the report, hundreds of local youths were involved...
Israel set to appoint first-ever Bedouin ambassador to head Eritrea mission
Israel’s Foreign Ministry tapped Ishmael Khaldi on Sunday to head the country’s Eritrea mission in a move that, if approved, will make him the country’s first-ever Bedouin ambassador.
Khaldi, who hails from Khawaled, a Bedouin...
Ahead of sovereignty start date, affected Israelis and Palestinians speak out
Ahead of Israel’s planned application of sovereignty, which was slated to start as early as July 1 but has been moved forward for the time being, Israelis and Palestinians from neighboring cities over the Green Line...
EU passes resolution blasting Israel over plans for Bedouin neighborhood
The European Union passed a resolution on Thursday condemning Israel and instructing the country not to demolish the Bedouin neighborhood of Khan al-Ahmar, whose 180 residents Israel wants to relocate. The final tally was 320 votes in...