Bedouin People in Israel

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Bedouins face the constant threat of home demolitions as well as evictions everyday.

(Minority Rights Group International, 05/2020)⁠

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Bedouins that live on land that is theirs, according to international law on indigenous rights, are labelled ‘squatters’ by the Israeli authorities

(Minority Rights Group International, 05/2020)⁠

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150,000 Bedouins live in 7 townships and 11 ‘recognized’ villages

(IWGIA, 11/05/2020)⁠

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In 2007, Israel did not take part in the vote for the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

(IWGIA, 11/05/2020)⁠

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75,000 Bedouins live in ‘unrecognized’ villages which lack basic facilities and infrastructure.

(IWGIA, 11/05/2020)⁠

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There are approximately 258,500 Bedouins living in the Negev region in Israel

(IWGIA, 11/05/2020)⁠

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According to international law, Bedouins in Israel are classified as indigenous people, considering the fact that they have been inhabiting the Negev Desert for centuries before the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. However, the Israeli government refuses to acknowledge this fact, classifying the Bedouins as ‘squatters’ and ‘trespassers' and refusing to recognize their villages. The traditions of these Naqab Bedouins lies in their tribal system whose foundation is in the agriculture and herding professions. With the Israeli authorities taking away their rights to their land and forcing displacement, the Bedouins are no longer able to carry out their jobs as efficiently, impacting their livelihoods.

(IWGIA, 11/05/2020)⁠

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Dating back to early years of the establishment of the state in the 1950s-60s, the Bedouin communities were forcibly moved into ‘Siyag’, a territory made by the government specifically for the Bedouins which was only as much as 10% of the land they used to live in. Bedouins today are unfortunately still having to live in this place because as they tried to return to their ancestral lands, they found that it had been claimed as federally owned lands through the 1953 Land Acquisition Law. A subsequent law called the Planning and Building Law claimed that all buildings on the premises were illegal and should not be supplied water or electricity to. It also put out a plan to urbanize the whole area.

(Minority Rights Group International, 05/2020)⁠

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Between 1966-90s, the Israeli authorities made seven townships for the Bedouins to live in, most of them being within the Siyag region; most people were forcibly displaced to these dwellings with false promises of modern urban living conditions. Today, these seven townships are still being used by the Bedouins along with 11 ‘recognized villages’ and 35 ‘unrecognized villages.’ In most of these places, the supply of water and electricity is minimal, the poverty rates, as well as unemployment rates, are high and the services provided are limited. This is due to the fact that in the aforementioned laws, a policy was made denying any 'federal' land with 'unrecognized' buildings should not have basic facilities supplied to them.

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Bedouin People in Israel

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