Negev Bedouins and Unrecognized Villages
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.
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ACRI in the News: April 1 – April 15 2012
April 16, 2012
Racial Profiling in Airports Arabs say they endure degrading security checks at airports 3 April 2012 (The National) Airport … Read more
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ACRI in the News: March 1 – March 31 2012
April 2, 2012
Discrimination in Housing in Acre Mixed Israeli city marketing homes to religious Jews only, says rights group 4 March … Read more
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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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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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“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
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
In the Knesset
Publications
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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
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Negev Bedouins – Info Sheet
February 5, 2009
The Arab Bedouin minority of the Negev is one of the most discriminated groups within the Arab population and within … 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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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
