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| Israel renders 300 Bedouins homeless | ||
| 2010-07-28 | ||
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Hundreds of Israeli forces have attacked Bedouins living in the Negev desert, demolishing their village and leaving about 300 villagers homeless. According to rights activists, more than 1,500 Israeli police forces arrived at the al-Araqib village shortly before dawn on Tuesday to bulldoze the entire area. Israeli forces razed all houses and uprooted hundreds of olive trees belonging to the villagers, the activists who tried to prevent the demolishing told AFP. Violence also broke out as Israeli police forces attacked the villagers and the activists who tried to stop the police from destroying the houses. Several people were wounded and some others were arrested, activists said.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 As a Christian, I support the State of Isael's right to survive 100%; whereas 90% of American Jews do not. I've toured Israel and understand their situation on the ground. I'd gladly go there to offer my talents rather than stay in the US and have my intellegence further insulted on an hourly basis. I've been pushing myself in that direction. As for the Bedouins? Tough toenails! |
| Posted by: Asymmetrical Triangulation 2010-07-28 21:30 |
| #8 The Jerusalem Post article indicates these were secondary homes for people who had their primary homes in a proper, nearby village. And that the razed buildings would be quickly and easily rebuilt once the bulldozers retreated. Also, that the olive trees had only been recently planted, strictly for the purpose of buttressing the Bedouin claim. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-07-28 21:07 |
| #7 Gosh, I just love indigenous peoples. Please don't ever change, 'Ya hear? |
| Posted by: Asymmetrical Triangulation 2010-07-28 20:59 |
| #6 The Israelis took their tents? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-28 19:05 |
| #5 The Iran Press loves such stories whether true or not. Several years ago I traveled from Tel Aviv to Beersheba for a wedding. Outside the route along the way were several tents and camels. I asked about these people and was told they were Bedouins. It wouldn't have been much for them to be pack up and be gone the next day--essentially they were nomadic. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-07-28 07:51 |
| #4 I thought Bedouins wer Nomadic, and therefore had NO home in the first place. The lands they grazed/migrated across have been broken up by settlements and national borders. So nearly all live in villages of some sort now, although they retain their traditional tribal social structures. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-07-28 05:48 |
| #3 Sounds like the set up shop with out regard to laws or security. Considering Israelis, it's probably more a security issue than a squatter issue. Does any body put up with squatters? |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-07-28 02:10 |
| #2 I guess the Israelis saw another "Palestine" developing. Speaking of which, why doesn't Iran or the "Palestinians" take them? |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-07-28 00:50 |
| #1 Odd headline, I thought Bedouins wer Nomadic, and therefore had NO home in the first place. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-07-28 00:36 |