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 Roundup | January 7
January 7, 2014
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Knesset Roundup | December 17
December 17, 2013
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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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Knesset Roundup | November 12
November 17, 2013
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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
Legal Work
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Prawer Plan Promotes Racial Discrimination and Violates Rights of the Negev Bedouin
April 1, 2012
Today (1 April 2012), human rights organizations Adalah and Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) formally submitted their reservations … Read more
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“Without water – there is no life”
March 22, 2012
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March, as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater … Read more
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Court: State Must Open Kindergarten in Unrecognized Bedouin Village
June 6, 2010
In response to petition by ACRI, Jewish and Bedouin partners, Education Ministry and Yeruham Local Council forced to open kindergarten … Read more
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Abolish Law Allowing State to Postpone Elections in Bedouin Council
May 3, 2010
ACRI, Adalah claim in High Court petition that Interior Ministry overrode its authority, is trampling democratic values Adalah and the … Read more
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Health Fund to Provide Refrigerated Medication in All Bedouin Clinics
August 17, 2009
The irregular supply of electricity (the clinics are forced to rely on generators) significantly lowers the quality of medical services … Read more