Palestine
Bedouin homes demolished in West Bank, Negev
On Christmas Eve, Israeli forces destroyed two "illegal" Bedouin villages in the West Bank, followed two days later by another such demolition in the Negev.
Tag: Bedouin
Greater Middle East
Did climate change spark Syria crisis?
A jet stream blockage related to climate change caused the Russian wheat crop to fail in 2010, halting exports to Syria and the Arab world, and fueling unrest and revolt.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: 25 soldiers killed by militants in Sinai
At least 25 Egyptian soldiers were killed by militants in an ambush on their convoy in the Sinai peninsulaāthe scene of daily attacks on security forces since the coup.
Palestine
Egypt: Israeli drone strike on Sinai peninsula?
Egyptian militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis claimed that a strike that killed four of its fighters in the Sinai peninsula was carried out by an Israeli drone.
Palestine
Israel razes Bedouin village āagain
Israeli forces used bulldozers to demolish the “unrecognized” Bedouin village of al-Araqeeb in the Negev desertāamid protests over a Knesset bill that would expropriate Bedouin lands.
Greater Middle East
Egypt’s Sinai on high alert over jihadist infiltration
Egypt has declared a state of alert in the Sinai after extremist Islamist fighters set up a military base in the peninsula ahead of planned anti-government protests.
Palestine
Arab Negev residents rally against displacement
Thousands of Israeli Arabs demonstrated in Beersheba against the Prawer Plan which will displace thousands of Bedouin families in the Negev desert.
Palestine
Negev Bedouin struggle for water, land
The Israeli high court dismissed an appeal by an “unrecognized” Bedouin village demanding access to water. A land titling plan for the Bedouin is being blocked by the military.
Palestine
SodaStream greenwashes occupation of Palestine
Israeli firm SodaStream bills itself as eco-friendly by obviating the need for soda bottlesāas it illegally operates on stolen Bedoin and Palestinian lands in the West Bank.
Palestine
Israel orders Jordan Valley evacuation for training
Israeli forces delivered evacuation orders to around 100 Palestinian families in the northern Jordan Valley ahead of a training exercise, declaring the area a “closed military zone.”
Palestine
Rafah attack: Muslim Brotherhood blames Mossad; IDF blames ‘global jihad’
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood blamed the deadly attack at the Rafah crossing on Israel’s Mossad, while the IDF said it was carried out by “global jihadists.”