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votesparks

(1,288 posts) Mon Aug 19, 2013, 12:09 PM Aug 2013

Israel Destroys Bedoin Village for 54th Time

Israeli authorities destroyed the Bedouin village of Al-Araqib for the 54th time in the last three years last Thursday. Israel is struggling to relocate Bedouins in the Negev desert to specially built towns.

Forces arrived at Al-Araqib carrying arms and batons as bulldozers tore down homes, resident Aziz al-Turi told Palistinain news agency Ma'an.

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Israel Destroys Bedoin Village for 54th Time (Original Post) votesparks Aug 2013 OP

I guess the Israeli gov't is using the U.S. model of snappyturtle Aug 2013 #1

snappyturtle

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1. I guess the Israeli gov't is using the U.S. model of

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Mon Aug 19, 2013, 12:22 PM

Aug 2013

Native American Reservations. The Bedouin are nomadic, are they
not? What purpose does rounding up the Bedouin serve?

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