Israel Demolishes Naqab Bedouin Village for 124th Time

Rasa - Israeli authorities on Wednesday demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Naqab desert for the 124th consecutive time.

News ID: 436016

Date: 26 January 2018 - 20:38

RNA - Israeli police and bulldozers broke into the village and demolished the tin homes residents build every time their village is demolished, leaving the local residents, including children, homeless in the cold, Palestine News Network reported.

The first demolition of al-Araqib took place in late June 2010, as Al-Araqib is one of 35 Bedouin villages considered unrecognized by the Israel.

According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), more than half of the approximately 160,000 Naqab Bedouins reside in unrecognized villages, which the state refuses to provide with a planning structure and place under municipal jurisdiction.

ACRI said the Israel 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,” the center added.

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