1948 Palestinians: Activism

Israel should fundamentally reconsider its sedentarisation policies into urban townships, that aim to minimise the land settled by the Arab Bedouin. As requested by Palestinian community representatives, Arab Bedouin should be allowed to establish agricultural villages.

Israel should review its policies towards the unrecognised villages, which through the denial of basic rights and home demolitions, constitute a policy of forced eviction. Israel should stop its policy of making the traditional Arab Bedouin livelihood unworkable through restricting Bedouin access to land and water, imposing flock restrictions and using the Green Patrol to maintain a backdrop of violence.

Policy towards the Arab Bedouin should be based on the right to equality, the right to be free from racial discrimination and the right to participate in policy design.

Further information:

The Association of Forty
Ein Hod M.P., Hof Hacarmel, 30808 Israel;
Tel: +972-7-6285929

Union of Negev NGOs
PO Box 5045, Beersheva 84420 Israel;
Tel: +972-7-6469029

Regional Council for the Unrecognised Villages in the Negev
86 Tromboltor St., Beersheva, Israel;
Tel: +972-7-6283315
Fax: +972-7-6283043

Association for Support and Defence of Bedouin Rights in Israel
PO Box 5212, Beersheva, Israel
Tel: +972-7-6230289

Center for Bedouin Studies & Development
Ben Gurion University, Beersheva, Israel;
Tel. +972-7-6472859
Fax: +972-7-6461876

The Arab Association for Human Rights
PO Box 215, Nazareth 16101, Israel;
Tel: +972-6-6561923
Fax: +972-6-6564934
hra@g-ol.com