Following the first ‘Day of Rage’ against the planned uprooting of tens of thousands of Palestinian Bedouin in the Naqab (Negev) on July 15, Arab-Palestinians and progressive activists in Israel have called a second ‘Day of Rage’ for next Thursday, August 1. The ‘Day of Rage’ will take place at the Wadi A’ra junction in the north (17:00) and the Lehavim Junction in the Negev (16:00).

On July 15, thousands held numerous demonstrations against the Prawer Bill being advanced by the Israeli government. Protesters – including Arab Members of the Knesset, communists and Hadash activists, marched, blocked roads, and were violently dispersed by security services – including several arrests.

Young Communist League activists demonstrate against Prawer Bill last Saturday, near Giv’at Haviva. (Photo: Al Ittihad)

The Prawer Plan, which passed its first reading in the Knesset in June 2013  aims to confiscate 800,000 dunnams of land in the Naqab desert, expel over 50,000 Arab-Bedouins, demolish 35 unrecognized villages and confine 30% of Arab-Bedouins in the Naqab to 1% of the land.