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Israel: Negev Bedouins' 'day of rage' over resettlement plan
[BBC.CO.UK] Bedouin Arabs living in Israel have been protesting in the Negev Desert and towns and cities over government plans to resettle them.Arabs... Rage... Thousands joined what was termed a "day of rage" in the Negev itself, Haifa, Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gazoo. The two go together like ham and eggs... The Bedouin say the plan will force them out of their ancestral land. ... peanut butter and jelly... Israeli officials say it aims to provide better services and infrastructure - and settle long-standing land disputes. Perhaps if John Lennon were alive he could Imagine a world without enraged Arabs. Police in the Negev used tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators, some of whom were throwing stones, reportedly injuring 15 officers. I've never figured why Israeli cops aren't trained in stone throwing. Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that 28 people were locked away Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! during protests in Haifa and the Negev village of Hura. I'm sure Arabs would still bitch and moan about it... The resettlement plan - which envisages Bedouin being re-housed in newly built state-planned towns - still has to pass two more readings in parliament. ...but the bitching and moaning would sound pretty whiny when they were bitching about getting back some of their own. But I guess the next step would be to holler "They started it!" Medea Benjamin would believe them. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-02 |
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