Negev Bedouins and Unrecognized Villages
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The Arab Bedouin minority of the Negev is one of the most discriminated groups within the Arab population and within Israeli society as a whole. More than half of the approximately 160,000 Negev Bedouins reside in unrecognized villages, which the state refuses to provide with a planning structure and place under municipal jurisdiction. The government uses a variety of measures to pressure Bedouins into relocating to government-planned urban centers that disregard their lifestyle and needs. Whole communities have been issued demolition orders; others are forced to continue living in unrecognized villages that are denied basic services and infrastructure, such as electricity and running water.
ACRI seeks to protect the rights of the Negev Bedouin by promoting village recognition as a means of eradicating the constant threat of demolition and relocation, while beginning to improve living conditions and access to state resources. Additionally, ACRI opposes current and new settlement construction on land inhabited by residents of unrecognized villages.
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Knesset Round Up | June 3
June 3, 2018
Subscribe to our weekly Knesset update here: Registration Urban planning and building in the West Bank Strategic control of the … Read more
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The incidents in Umm al Hiran are not a mistake, they are policy
February 23, 2017
February 22, 2017 The incidents in Umm al Hiran are not a mistake, they are policy The findings by the … Read more
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Take a Stand Against Demolishing Homes and Allow Construction!
January 19, 2017
Dear Friends, There’s a lot to unpack from the painful events that occurred this week. Yesterday we woke up … Read more
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Housing Cabinet approves resolution to forcibly move residents of Wadi al-Na’am
August 8, 2016
On 25.07.2016 the Housing Cabinet approved a resolution proposing to establish a new community for the residents of Wadi al-Na’am, and … Read more
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Are only Jews allowed to live in settlements in the Negev?
November 22, 2015
The government has approved the establishment of five new settlements in the Negev, thereby advancing the discriminatory policy against the … Read more
Legal Work
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Housing Cabinet approves resolution to forcibly move residents of Wadi al-Na’am
August 8, 2016
On 25.07.2016 the Housing Cabinet approved a resolution proposing to establish a new community for the residents of Wadi al-Na’am, and … Read more
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Are Negev Bedouin Finally Going to Receive Bomb Shelters?
July 7, 2015
As a result of a legal petition by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel during Operation Protective Edge, … Read more
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High Court of Justice Refuses to Intervene in Lack of Protection for Bedouin Villages
July 20, 2014
The High Court of Justice handed down this afternoon (20.07.2014) a partial judgment on the petition for the provision of … Read more
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State: Providing Protection for Bedouin Villages in the Negev is Not a Priority
July 17, 2014
Update: On Sunday morning (20.07.2014), ACRI submitted an urgent request for the immediate provision of a judgment following the … Read more
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Provide Protection from Rocket Attacks for Bedouin Villages in the Negev
July 17, 2014
Today (17.07.2014) at 2pm, the High Court of Justice will hold an expedited hearing on a petition filed … Read more
In the Knesset
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Knesset Round Up | June 3
June 3, 2018
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There’s a just solution to unrecognized villages in the Negev – but it’s not the Begin/Prawer Plan
November 14, 2013
Yesterday, the Internal Affairs Committee heard the reservations of human rights organizations’ to the Begin-Prawer Plan. ‘The Alternative … Read more
Publications
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ACRI’s State of Human Rights Report 2012
December 16, 2012
ACRI’s 2012 Situation Report examines the current state of human rights in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: house … Read more
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What’s the Difference? Illegal Outposts, Palestinian Towns in Area C, and Unrecognized Villages in the Negev
March 26, 2012
In recent months, there has been an ongoing public debate in Israel regarding the demolition of houses that were built … Read more
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ACRI’s Shadow Report to the UN Committee on Economic and Social Rights
November 2, 2011
On 30 October 2011, ACRI presented a shadow report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. … Read more
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ACRI Calls on Government to Halt “Prawer Plan” on Bedouin Issues
September 1, 2011
The Prawer Plan, commissioned to implement the 2008 Goldberg Committee’s findings that the State of Israel must recognize the 35 … Read more
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ACRI’s 2008 Annual Report
April 7, 2009
Presenting ACRI’s legal, educational and public outreach work, the Annual Report brings personal stories and highlights the orgnization’s activities To … Read more
Media
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Council of Unrecognized Villages: Involve us in the outline plan to arrange status for our villages
March 28, 2011
The Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages (RCUV) in the Negev calls upon the Israeli government: Involve us in the outline plan … Read more
Policy Advocacy
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Video – A Just and Practical Solution for the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev
November 29, 2013
Since the Knesset’s winter session began, the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee has been discussing “The Bill for the … Read more
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There’s a just solution to unrecognized villages in the Negev – but it’s not the Begin/Prawer Plan
November 14, 2013
Yesterday, the Internal Affairs Committee heard the reservations of human rights organizations’ to the Begin-Prawer Plan. ‘The Alternative … Read more
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Approval of Prawer Plan: continued discrimination of the Bedouin community
September 11, 2011
ACRI and Bimkom-Planners for Planning Rights strongly condemn the government’s decision today (11 September 2011) to vote in favor of … Read more
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ACRI Submits Objections to the Beersheba Metropolis Plan
October 31, 2007
Regional plan does not recognize 35 Bedouin villages, many of which have existed for decades, centuries In October 2007, ACRI, … Read more
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ACRI demands education institutions for village of Rachma
January 25, 2006
ACRI urgently appealed on behalf of a group of 120 children in the village of Rachma who have no viable … Read more
Knesset Roundup
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Knesset Round Up | June 3
June 3, 2018
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Knesset Roundup | January 7
January 7, 2014
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Knesset Roundup | December 17
December 17, 2013
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Knesset Roundup | November 12
November 17, 2013
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