Excerpt: "The Israeli government has approved a plan to build Jewish-only
communities in the Negev region displacing Israeli-Palestinian citizens from
their villages."
A Bedouin woman, covering her face with a Palestinian flag, marches during a
protest in Israel. (photo: AFP)
Israel Approves Plan to Evict Thousands of Palestinians for Jewish-Only
Cities
By teleSUR
25 November 15
The Israeli government approved a plan to build Jewish-only communities in
the Negev region displacing Israeli-Palestinian citizens from their
villages.
Thousands of Palestinians will be displaced as part of a new Israeli plan to
build several Jewish-only communities in the Negev region in south of Israel
which will be built on top of Bedouin palestinian villages, civil rights
groups said Wednesday.
"This is part of an ongoing policy of pushing Palestinian Bedouins off their
land in the Negev," Sana Ibn Bari, a lawyer for the Association for Civil
Rights in Israel (ACRI), told Al-Jazeera.
The plan was approved by the Israeli government Sunday allowing the
construction of five Jewish statements in the Negev region. Israeli Minister
of Housing Yoav Galant hailed the government's decision and said the region
should be turned "into a desired and flourishing area, in accordance with
the Zionist vision".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for more Jewish
communities "to be built quickly while bypassing bureaucratic processes."
The Israeli government classifies Palestinian village in the region as
"unrecognized" and says that people there do not have proper permits for
construction houses. At least two villages will be affected by the plan,
according to a press release by several rights groups in Israel denouncing
the plan.
"The settlement of Daya would be built on the unrecognized village of
Katamat, which is home to 1,500 people and the Neve Gurion settlement is
supposed to be built on part of the land of Beer Hadaj, a recognized village
with approximately 6,000 residents," the Israeli rights group Bimkom and
ACRI said in the statement.
Palestinians living in the Negev are part of the over 1.7 million
Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, who, according to rights groups, are
facing systematic discrimination by Israeli policies and laws.
In May, Israeli-based Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights issued a
database documenting more than 50 discriminatory laws directly or indirectly
target Palestinian citizens of Israel by quelling their political expression
and limiting their access to state resources, notably land.
Last month, a Bedouin village was demolished by Israeli forces for the 90th
time in five years for being "unrecognized". While Israel claims those
people do not have permits for the villages, residents say those villages
existed before the foundation of Israel in 1948.
The news comes at a time of heightened tension between Israel and
Palestinians as clashes continue in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the
Gaza strip.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, including children, while
thousands have been injured as the Israeli army uses live ammunition against
the anti-occupation Palestinian protesters who resist using stones and
rocks.
The clashes were sparked by successive incursions by hard-line Israeli
groups into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam.
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Israel Approves Plan to Evict Thousands of Palestinians for Jewish-Only
Cities
By teleSUR
25 November 15
The Israeli government approved a plan to build Jewish-only communities in
the Negev region displacing Israeli-Palestinian citizens from their
villages.
housands of Palestinians will be displaced as part of a new Israeli plan to
build several Jewish-only communities in the Negev region in south of Israel
which will be built on top of Bedouin palestinian villages, civil rights
groups said Wednesday.
"This is part of an ongoing policy of pushing Palestinian Bedouins off their
land in the Negev," Sana Ibn Bari, a lawyer for the Association for Civil
Rights in Israel (ACRI), told Al-Jazeera.
The plan was approved by the Israeli government Sunday allowing the
construction of five Jewish statements in the Negev region. Israeli Minister
of Housing Yoav Galant hailed the government's decision and said the region
should be turned "into a desired and flourishing area, in accordance with
the Zionist vision".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for more Jewish
communities "to be built quickly while bypassing bureaucratic processes."
The Israeli government classifies Palestinian village in the region as
"unrecognized" and says that people there do not have proper permits for
construction houses. At least two villages will be affected by the plan,
according to a press release by several rights groups in Israel denouncing
the plan.
"The settlement of Daya would be built on the unrecognized village of
Katamat, which is home to 1,500 people and the Neve Gurion settlement is
supposed to be built on part of the land of Beer Hadaj, a recognized village
with approximately 6,000 residents," the Israeli rights group Bimkom and
ACRI said in the statement.
Palestinians living in the Negev are part of the over 1.7 million
Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, who, according to rights groups, are
facing systematic discrimination by Israeli policies and laws.
In May, Israeli-based Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights issued a
database documenting more than 50 discriminatory laws directly or indirectly
target Palestinian citizens of Israel by quelling their political expression
and limiting their access to state resources, notably land.
Last month, a Bedouin village was demolished by Israeli forces for the 90th
time in five years for being "unrecognized". While Israel claims those
people do not have permits for the villages, residents say those villages
existed before the foundation of Israel in 1948.
The news comes at a time of heightened tension between Israel and
Palestinians as clashes continue in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the
Gaza strip.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, including children, while
thousands have been injured as the Israeli army uses live ammunition against
the anti-occupation Palestinian protesters who resist using stones and
rocks.
The clashes were sparked by successive incursions by hard-line Israeli
groups into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam.
