" ... As citizens of Israel, the Arab Bedouin are entitled to the same rights to property, housing and public services as any other group in Israel,” she said in statement. “The government must recognize and respect the specific rights of its Bedouin communities, including recognition of Bedouin land ownership claims.” She charged that the Israeli government “continues to actively pursue a discriminatory policy of forced displacement against its own Arab citizens.” Two years ago, Pillay visited Israel and expressed concerns that Bedouin villages in the Negev were still unrecognized. In January, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Begin Plan aimed to put an end to 65 years during which the state lost control of land settled by semi-nomadic Bedouin tribes. It would also “put an end to the spread of illegal construction by Negev Bedouin and lead to better integration of the Bedouin into Israeli society,” he said ... "
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:58:37 +0000
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