Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
AJE 29 June -- Bedouin living in the Negev desert often lack even basic services, something Israel appears to promote -- ...Today, nearly half of the entire Bedouin population in the Negev - approximately 80,000 people - lives in 45 Bedouin villages that are unrecognized by the Israeli government. Despite being Israeli citizens, the state views the Bedouin residents of these villages as illegal squatters and does not provide them with basic services or infrastructure, including electricity, water, sewage systems, roads, schools or hospitals. On June 5, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled on an appeal filed five years ago on behalf of 128 Bedouin families living in six different unrecognized villages, including al-Atrash, who asked to be connected to the area's water distribution network.
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