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July 29, 2010

Israel Demolishes Bedouin Village in Negev Desert
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In other news from Israel, around 300 Bedouin Palestinians living in
Israel’s Negev Desert have become homeless after police demolished their
entire village. 1,500 Israeli police arrived at the village of
al-Araqib. Within hours, the entire village of forty to forty-five homes
was completely razed. The village head, Sheikh Siyah al-Turi, said,
"They destroyed our homes. They uprooted our trees. They took our
generators, our cars and our tractors. There is nothing left. It’s as
though we were never here." Israel defended the demolitions, saying the
homes were built illegally.



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