Demonstrators protest against police violence on Tuesday at Tel-Aviv University. Among the protesters were Hadash MKs Muhammad Barakeh and Dov Khenin.

Thousands Protest against Police Violence in Rahat

On Tuesday, January 20, about 2,000 persons participated in a protest vigil in Rahat, following the deaths of two Arab-Bedouin killed there in two separate events linked to police violence during the past week. The protestors marched through the southern city chanting “Police out!” and “We’re not afraid of police terrorism!” Other protests were held…

A demolished home in the unrecognized Arab-Bedouin village of Wadi Al-Na'am.

New Report Reveals: Hundreds of Bedouin Houses Demolished this Year in the Negev

On Wednesday, December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality (NCF) published its annual House Demolition Policy report. The report makes evident that Israel’s house demolition policy, primarily directed against the Bedouin community in the Negev, continued unabated during the past year and included 859 Arab Bedouin-owned structures. The report explains…