Negev (Naqab)

As campaign fever grips Israel, many of its Palestinian citizens are angry at being disenfranchised.

Tear gas fired at school in Naqab village of Bir Hadaj as JNF threatens to demolish Palestinian homes

Happy that their theft of the West Bank has succeeded, right-wing Israelis are turning their sights on the Negev.

Despite an Israeli high court ruling to open a high school in a Bedouin village, students remained deprived of basic educational facilities.

Residents of Susya fight to remain on their land as Israel hands down orders to demolish the whole West Bank village.

Litigation on the part of the Palestinian minority in Israel and their rights requires the consideration of an especially complex situation.

In a recent op-ed, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman smugly offers the Palestinians how to settle their “conflict” with Israel: accept the settlements and the violent settlers, give up a large part of East Jerusalem, and forget about the refugees’ right of return.

Imprisoned by Israel, footballer Mahmoud Sarsak has never been tried for any recognizable offense, and his detention has been continuously renewed every six months. He is one of many prisoners depriving himself of food to demand liberty and justice.

Bedouin communities not recognized by the Israeli government not only face frequent home demolitions and land confiscation, but limited access to clean water.