פורום דו-קיום בנגב לשוויון אזרחי Coexistence Forum For Civil Equality The Negev Coexistence Forum Newsletter 19th Edition, June 2013 Published in Hebrew/Arabic bilingual handout format (see www.dukium.org)

A word from the editor This is the 19th Newsletter of the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality. As in previous issues, this newsletter presents a summary of events that have occurred in the Negev in recent months. We hope that this newsletter, as previous issues, will help you keep informed of events taking place in the Negev. In the course of recent months many homes in the Negev have been demolished. The Prawer-Begin plan continues to progress and is in the process of becoming law in while thousands of acres of freshly planted fields have been ploughed up by the Israel Lands Authority. The Negev Forum for Coexistence calls for an immediate change in Israeli government policy towards the Arab of the Negev and demands that the new government immediately retracts the Prawer Plan and reaches a mutually agreed solution with the Bedouin Community on the basis of a negotiated settlement. Visit our website, Facebook, and Twitter to keep informed of current events and activities organized by the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality. We wish to thank the many volunteers who support the NCF’s activities and those who have shared their thoughts and efforts to help prepare and distribute this newsletter.

Forests of Guilt, Displacement, and Eviction Ofer Degan, Field Co-Coordinator, Forum for Co-Existence and Civil Equality The German States’ Forest, which forest has sixteen pillars with the names Black Forest in Germany inspired the was planted in the area of Lehavim in of the numerous German countries, famous Grimm’s fairy tales, the forests commemoration of the Holocaust, stands communities, and organizations that of Eastern Europe are filled with mass on land that was confiscated from the contributed to the planting of the forest. graves, and this new German forest Abu Freih family by the State of Israel. Smaller monuments scattered throughout perpetuates this tradition. This time, The forests of the Negev constitute the forest commemorate events, people, however, we are not talking about the one landscape that conceals another, or communities connected with the painful past of European Jewry, which and do more to obliterate history than German-Jewish past. is not hidden, but inscribed in bold relate it. letters for all to see. During recent weeks the What this European forest, SPD (German Democratic which was planted in Party) has been conducting the heart of the Negev a campaign to raise funds by the Jewish National to plant a new forest in the Fund, has to hide is the Negev commemorating Israel’s expropriation of land 65th Independence Day. The in the areas in which it campaign urges members was planted. Some of to purchase a tree in the the land upon which the forest as a Christmas gift forest is planted belongs for friends and family, and to the Bedouin family of to take part in Germany’s Abu- Freih. Like many contribution to the forestation Bedouin Arab citizens, the of the Land of Israel, of which members of the Abu Freih “large parts still suffer from family were evicted from barrenness, lack of water, their land by the military and rich soil.” government during the German States Forest in the Negev 1950s. Throughout the According to the campaign, One might ask: “What’s 1970s and 1980s they submitted claims the new forest is a direct continuation the problem with a project that is of ownership of their land whenever of the German States Forest that was both ecological and educational, and they were able, based upon testimony dedicated during the 60th anniversary of strengthens diplomatic relations between or original documents. The claim the establishment of the State of Israel. nations? Israel gets a forest, and regarding the areas upon which the The German States Forest was financed Germany gets another opportunity forest was planted was automatically by a number of organizations and to atone for its inexhaustible guilt. rejected on the pretext that they had communities throughout Germany and Everyone is happy.” However, as we already undergone a process of land was planted by the Jewish National Fund. well know, forests - particularly German settlement. The Jewish National A large monument at the entrance to the forests - tend to hide dark secrets. The Fund, as mentioned earlier, is presently Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality P.O. Box 130, Omer 84965, Israel Phone: 050-7701118/9 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.dukium.org Forests of Guilt, Displacement, and Eviction (continued from page 1) using the land to complete the strip a massive distortion of history here. of German guilt. Commemoration of of forests that physically separate the I’m certain that if my German friends the Holocaust is precious and important from the and knew that I can’t come back here and to many families in Israel, and there separate both these areas from the that my historical memories and those is no point in elaborating here on its Bedouin community in the Negev. of my family are being obliterated, they collective significance. For this reason would not have agreed to this.” we cannot agree that it be used cynically The policy of forestation in the northern to bring about new injustices. In this Negev is an expression of the ethos of I want to believe that the German citizens case we are speaking about a twofold security and sacrifice that serves as who contributed to the planting of the injustice: first, the practical prevention the basis of Jewish settlement in the forest - the mayors and political leaders of Arab Bedouin from settling on their area and shapes the memory of the who supported it - are unaware of the native land, and secondly, the symbolic Holocaust in Israel. The establishment great injustice that is being done by obliteration of Bedouin existence in the of a Jewish – German memorial site the forestation activities of the Jewish area, their eviction from their land, and on this piece of land is an expression National Fund in the Negev. Jewish the replacement of their suffering with of denial of the land’s Bedouin past, citizens of Israel, however, do not memories of Jewish suffering. In this as well as a cynical use of Holocaust have the privilege of living in Europe, manner, an important and humane act commemoration and German feelings feeling guilty, and remaining unaware. of commemoration has been transformed of guilt in an attempt to obliterate the Israeli citizens must not agree to the into a cynical act of forgetfulness, past. As Dr.Awad Abu Freih, a resident confiscation of Arab Bedouin land that repression, and eviction. of Al-Arakib, remarked, “There has been is being conducted under the auspices A Review of News in the Negev In the beginning in Israel, The Negev November of November, the Coexistence Forum national planning and construction committee and Adallah, the Legal decided to establish a new Bedouin town on Center for the Rights 1000 dunams (250 acres) in the regional of the Arab Minority council of Ramat Negev jurisdiction. The in Israel, demanding new town will be named “Ramat Tziporim” the withdrawal of the (“Birds Hights”). plan to establish 7 new In the beginning of November, a group of Jewish villages near European Parliament members, members Arad. The High Court of the European Parliament’s Middle East of Justice determined NCF’s annual photography workshop in the village of A-sir, December 2012 working group, came to visit the Negev and that the appeal was met with NGO’s from the area, in order to premature since there was no actual plan arrested in the clashes that ensued, and 29 better understand the Prawer plan and the for establishing these villages. children were subsequently taken to Soroka ways it is implemented on the ground. During November 7th - a conference was convened in Medical Center in Be’erSheva to be treated the visit, the group met some experts from Arad about the plan to establish 10 villages for tear gas inhalation.This wasn’t the first the Negev, including Haia Noach, NCF’s near Arad. The speakers at the conference, time that the Israeli authorities used extreme executive director, Rawia Aburabia of ACRI, which was organized by a coalition of several violence in Bir-Hadaj. Similar, though less Khalil Alamour of the village of Alsira, Suhad organizations, included Salim Abu-Alkayan severe, instances of violence also occurred on Bishara and Dr. Thabet Abu-Rass of Adalah. from the village of Um al Hiran and Attorney October 11 and September 27, when Israeli After the visit, the working group published a Gil Gan-Mor from the Association for Civil police officers fired tear gas and sponge bullets paper that condemned the house demolition Rights. and injured numerous residents. policy and demanded the withdrawal of the November 12th - hundreds of Israeli policemen November 29th - NCF hosted an experts’ round Prawer plan. stormed into the recognized Bedouin village of table on the issue of house demolition at the In November the High Court of Justice rejected an BirHadaj. The policemen escorted representatives Multaka-Mifgash, our Arab-Jewish cultural appeal made in August 2012 by several residents of the Israeli Ministry of Interior, who attempted center. During the meeting, several experts from the Negev, the Association for Civil Rights to distribute home demolition orders to village from different human rights organizations residents.In Bir-Hadaj, the Israeli shared important information about the house police used tactics usually used for demolition policy of the Israeli authorities, on the occupied Palestinian territories, its legal, political and practical aspects. including the use of undercover During December forces disguised as Arabs, known December the annual as Mistaravim in Hebrew, whose photography workshop of the Negev Coexistence goal is to create provocations and Forum took place in the unrecognized Bedouin have the Arabs incur a violent villages of Alsira and Hashem Zaneh. At the response from the Israeli security first session the village children received forces. Indeed, soon after their new cameras and during the workshop they arrival in Bir-Hadaj, the Israeli learned how to use them and to document police fired tear gas, and rubber their lives from a number of photographers and sponge bullets at residents, who volunteered for the project. injuring many people, including NCF activists and residents of Al-Arakib during the annual December 7th - Negev Coexistence Forum women, children and the elderly. 19 human rights march in Tel-Aviv, organized by ACRI, participated in the annual human rights December 7th 2012 residents --including 7 minors-- were march in Tel-Aviv, which was organized by the 2 What’s new in the Negev (cont.)

that a discussion should be Approximately 50 activists joined the visit, held before any land will be in the villages of Bir-Hadaj, Wadi Al-Na’am registered. and Al-Arakib. The activists learned about December 11th - the the variety of struggles that were held in the Ambassador of Switzerland Negev, and about the difficulties which the to Israel, Andreas Baum, residents of the villages were facing. visited the Negev, guided by January 27th - the Begin amendment was Negev Coexistence Forum. The approved at a government meeting. According Ambassador visited the Bedouin to this amendment, slight changes to Prawer villages of Al-Arakib, Bir-Hadaj plan, which was already approved on September and Wadi Al-Na’am, and met 19th 2011, were introduced. Yet, basically, representatives of these villages; the plan almost didn’t change. According Demonstration in front of Be’er-Sheva Court against the house in addition, he was informed to the plan, tens of thousands of Bedouin demolition policy and the police violence during demolitions at Bir-Hadaj, about the history of the Sayag will be uprooted from their residency and December 20th 2013 triangle, during a lookout on villages will be demolished. The Israeli Association for Civil Rights. During the the area. While the Ambassador visited the Constitutional Committee is currently expected march, NCF members marched together with village of Al-Arakib, bulldozers and police forces to issue a bill in order to determine land and Al-Arakib’s residents, and chanted in favor of entered the village. Policemen commanded all financial compensation for those eligible to the recognition of the Bedouin unrecognized of the people to leave the area, including the receive it. villages and against the house demolition policy Ambassador. The residents, embassy members On February 3rd the of the Israeli authorities. The participants and NCF members went into the cemetery of February local court in Beer marched with a photo exhibition displaying the village, while the village was demolished Sheva cancelled the charges against the house demolitions around the Negev. right in front of their eyes. Director of NCF, Haia Noach, and against December 10th - NCF published two new December 19th - a New-Media workshop for four residents of Al-Arakib: Aziz, Ahmed, reports for the annual International Human activists was opened at the Multaka-Mifgash, Salman and Ali Abu-Medirem. The five, who Rights day. These two documents reveal NCF’s Arab-Jewish culture center. The workshop were represented by Attorney Orna Cohen of the role of the Israeli authorities – the Legal focused on the available System, Ministry of Interior, Israeli Land opportunities for promotion Administration and the Israeli Police – in the of various campaigns in violation of the rights of the Arab-Bedouin the internet. During the citizens in the Negev, done in order to uproot workshop the participants them from their villages and resettle them studied how to use Facebook in urban areas. The first report,“Processes and Twitter in order to raise of Dispossession in the Negev-Naqab: The awareness to struggles held in Israeli Policy of Counter Claims against the the Negev, while emphasizing Bedouin-Arabs,” outlines the flawsinherent in the different audiences that the Israeli government’s policy of submitting are targeted. Demonstration against the house demolition policy at Shoket junction, following demolitions in the village of A-Sayed, February 9th 2013 counter-claims against Bedouin land claims December 20th - following in the Negev, the country’s southern desert the German Social-Democratic party’s (SPD) Adallah, were accused of illegal land owning region, which were filed during the 70’s. The call for donations for KKL trees planting in and refusing to leave the area of the village. counter-claiming policy is one of several strategies the German States Forest, Negev Coexistence As stated, the charges were dismissed. employed by the Israeli government to further Forum wrote a letter to the party’s members, February 9th - a solidarity visit, organized dispossess its Bedouin citizens in the Negev of urging them to stop the donations project, and by Recognition Forum and NCF, was held in their ancestral lands. The second, “Testimonies explaining the complex reality in the Negev. In the villages of Dahiya, Wadi Al-Na’am and on House Demolitions in the Negev-Naqab” – is addition, NCF produced a video in cooperation A-Saied, which were affected earlier that week a collection of testimonies about the life of the with Dr. Awad Abu Freich, one of the owners of by house demolitions and crops destruction. Arab-Bedouin in the Negev under the policy of the lands where the forest was planted. In the Tens of activists attended the visit and at the house demolition, including information about video, Dr. Abu Freich describes the injustice end joined the demonstration of the residents last year’s demolitions. caused to his family and to him as a result of A-Saied at Shoket junction. Decmber 10th - a high court hearing was held of the planting of the German States Forest, February 16th - a Human rights workshop on the issue of ownership of part of the lands of and explains how expulsion of Bedouin from was held in the unrecognized Bedouin village Al-Arakib, lands of the families of Abu-Freich their land is being done through practices of of Wadi Al-Na’am. As part of a new joint and Abu-Mdirem. The residents of Al-Arakib forestation. project, which is supported by the European were represented by attorney Michael Sfard. The On December 20th a big demonstration was Union, Negev Coexistence Forum and Adalah discussion was held due to the Israeli state’s held in front of the Be’er-Sheva court against the organize human rights workshops in Bedouin appeal against the decision of Judge Netzer, of state policy of house demolition and the police unrecognized village under demolitions threats. Be’er-Sheva district court, which ruled that the violence which occurred during demolitions. The The workshop included three sessions: the lands of Al-Arakib cannot be registered as “state demonstration was organized by the popular first, led by attorney Aram Mahameed of lands” without legal discussion. The family of committee of Bir-Hadaj, where police used Adalah, dealt with demolition orders and the Abu-Freich appealed against Judge Shpasser’s harsh violence during the prior months. right to protest. The second, led by Michal decision to register all the lands on the name of Rotem, NCF’s content coordinator, focused On January, the state. The state claimed that lands which on different uses of media and technology in NCF published were expropriated in 1954, according to the January 2013 order to promote the village’s struggle. The a position paper about Prawer-Begin plan. acquisition of land law, were supposed to be participants studied how to document their registered immediately as “state lands”. On January 12th - Recognition Forum and village, share the photos and information with the other hand, Al-Arakib’s residents claimed NCF held a solidarity visit in the Negev. the media and on social media websites, etc. 3 What’s new in the Negev (cont.) The third session, led by Ratb Abu-Krinat, NCF’s represented by Attorney Suhad Bishara from the implementation of the plan. Attorney Debbie field coordinator, concentrated on preparing Adalah and Cesar Yehudkin from Bimkom - Gild-Hayo of ACRI said that the bill included the village for the upcoming struggles against Planners for Planning Rights. several flaws and that while the government human rights violations, the distribution of March 2nd - a solidarity visit to the Hawalled tried to present it as a “compromise”, it was different roles between the participants and family was held in the village of Nofit in Northern actually a one-sided agreement. Haia Noach, organizing the village for the continuation of Israel. Dozens of activists from the Recognition NCF’s executive director, presented the drastic the struggle. increase in the house demolition policy 18th February - the film “Summud – The in the Negev that occurred during Struggle of Al Arakib” was shown at the the last couple of years, and stressed Center for Neighbourhood Sustainability the media’s ignorance of this policy. in Beer Sheva. The Forum was invited Sheikh Sayyah Al-Touri, the Sheikh of to hold the event there and invited Aziz the village of Al-Arakib, presented the Abu-Medirem from El Arakib to the ongoing struggle of Al-Arakib, and Said screening. Aziz told those present about Al-Kharoumi, the general secretary of the ongoing struggle of his village. the Islamic Movement, described the complete objection of the Bedouin 20th February - the High Court of Justice Sheikh Sayyah A-Turi speaks during a conference against the community to the plan. rejected an appeal by Adalah (2541/12) Prawer Plan, organized by Recognition Forum and NCF at the to connect the unrecognized village of Tzavta club in , March 18th 2013 March 21st - the High Court of Justice rejected an appeal (5150/12) of the Umm al Hiran to the water system. The Forum and the Negev Coexistence Forum Regavim movement (a non-profit organization court rejected the appeal despite the fact that participated and expressed their solidarity dedicated to imposing demolition orders on the nearest water source to the village was 8 with the village’s struggle for recognition. kilometers from the village and in a previous what they term “illegal” construction by Israeli March 18th - Recognition Forum and Negev appeal the Court decreed that the residents of Arab citizens). The appeal called for the closing Coexistence Forum held a conference in protest the village should have had at least minimal of the school in the unrecognized village of of the Prawer Plan at Tzavta club. Approximately access to water. Wadi Al-Na’am because of its proximity to 100 participants arrived at the conference Ramat Hovav, a site of dumping toxic wastes On March 1st residents of and expressed their support for the struggle. south of Beer Sheva. The appeal was rejected March Atir appealed to the National The speakers at the conference highlighted on the grounds that Regavim was not a side Committee for Planning and Construction the main problems in the government’s bill to the issue. against the planting of a forest in their village for the “Regulation of Bedouin Settlement March 30th - the annual Land Day was marked as part of “Yatir Forest”, since the planting in the Negev”, the Bedouin community’s all around the country. The main event at the would mean the demolition of the village objections and the possible future human Negev took place in Shoket Junction. which numbers 500 residents. They were rights violation that will be a consequence of Please recognize - Umm Al-Hiran Yoav Galai The village Nafcha Triangle is located most unrecognized villages, Nafcha near Nafcha prison, 60 km south Triangle is not connected to electricity of Beer Sheva and 15 km north of and only one water pipe serves all its Mitzpe Ramon, east of Route 40. In residents. The dry olive grove at the the early 80s, following the demand entrance of the village is an evidence of the Green Patrol inspectors, some to the high price of water the village is families of the Sarahin tribe came to charged with. The residents complain live in the Nafcha Triangle, an area repeatedly regarding their inability to which was not considered a firing engage in agriculture in view of the zone or nature reserve. Since then the high price of water. Their situation village grew, and about 200 people live is in sharp contrast to that of the there nowadays. A winding, partially ranch of a single Jewish family, whose The Village of Umm Al-Hiran paved road from the prison leads to the large green trees are nearby. Lately village. Since the village is close to the some home demolitions occurred was dismantled by its owner in order route of “Shvil Israel” it offers hosting in the village which had great effect to minimize the mental damage to facilities, including accommodation, on the children. In September, after the children. to the people walking the “shvil”. Like receiving a demolition order, a house

During the last months a variety of cultural events were held at the Multaka-Mifgash, the Arab-Jewish cultural center founded by Negev Coexistence Forum in Be’er-Sheva. At the end of December a screening of the film “Sharqia” was held, followed by a discussion with the director, Ami Livne and the main actor, Adnan Abu-Wadi. In January the film “Once I Entered a Garden”, from the Negev. In addition, the Massad - Social-Democratic directed by Avi Mograbi, was shown. At the end of February Movement - participated in a meeting open to the public. Land a screening of four films by Palestinian film-makers was Day was marked by an evening of study and discussion at the held followed by a discussion with two of the directors, Ziad Multaka-Mifgash, with the participation of Dr. Thabet abu Bachriand Misslon Hamad. During February and March Ras, Attorney Shahda Ibn-Bari and Umm Omar A-Ziadaneh 2013 two joint musical sessions were held. Also in March, an who presented aspects of Land Day relevant to the Negev. introductory workshop in English was held with Arab-Bedouin 4 House Demolitions and crops destruction – November 2012 – March 2013 The house demolition record is partial, given the fact that it is based only on data collected by NCF. In addition, it does not include the cases of many families that decided to demolish their houses on their own, due to authorities’ threats and the opportunity to save some of the construction materials and personal equipment.

Date Village Location Buildings demolished One mini-caravan was November 6 Segev-Shalom demolished November 6 Kseife One house was demolished South of Al- West of route 40 between November 6 Five houses were demolished Arakib Lehavim and Goral junctions West of route 40 between The village was demolished for November 14 Al-Arakib Lehavim and Goral junctions the 41st time November 14 Al-Sdir North-east of Aroer junction A mosque was demolished Near Nevatim north of route November 14 Al-Zarnug One house was demolished 25 West of route 40 between The village was demolished for December 11 Al-Arakib Lehavim and Goral junctions the 42nd time December 19 Umm-Batin North-East of Tel-Sheva One house was demolished Near Nevatim north of route December 19 Al-Zarnug One house was demolished 25 December 24 A-Sayed West of 70 olive trees were uprooted

December 24 Segev-Shalom One house was demolished

January 9 Tel-Sheva One house was demolished

January 9 Umm-Namila North of One house was demolished

January 12 Tel-Sheva One house was demolished

January 12 Dakhia North of Rahat One house was demolished

January 17 One house was demolished

January 17 Al Madbakh East of Segev-Shalom Two houses were demolished West of route 40 between The village was demolished for January 17 Al-Arakib Lehavim and Goral junctions the 43rd time Hundreds of acres of fields February 5 South of Rahat were plowed Near Ramat-Hovav east of One house and one stable were February 6 Wadi Al-Na’am route 40 demolished February 6 A-Sayed West of Hura Three houses were demolished Hundreds of acres of fields February 12 Hirbat Al-Batel South of Rahat were plowed Hundreds of acres of fields February 12 Lakiya were plowed Hundreds of acres of fields February 12 Umm-Batin North-East of Tel-Sheva were plowed West of route 40 between The village was demolished for February 12 Al-Arakib Lehavim and Goral junctions the 44th time. West of route 40 between Lehavim February 12 West of Al-Arakib Five houses were demolished and Goral junctions

5 House Demolitions and crops destruction – November 2012 – March 2013 (cont.)

Date Village Location Buildings demolished Near Ramat-Hovav east of route February 19 Wadi Al Naam Fields were plowed 40 February 21 East of Kaser A-Ser Dozens of acres were plowed

February 21 Sawa East of Hura Dozens of acres were plowed

February 21 North east of Hura Dozens of acres were plowed

February 27 Umm-Batin North-East of Tel-Sheva One house was demolished

February 27 Al Zarnug Near Nevatim north of route 25 One animal pen was demolished

February 27 Kseife One house was demolished

March 11 North-West of Kseife One house was demolished

March 11 West of Kseife One shack was demolished

March 11 Tel Al-Malach West of Kseife One house was demolished West of route 40 between The village was demolished for the 45th March 13 Al-Arakib Lehavim and Goral junctions time March 13 Wadi Al-Meshash North of route 25 One house was demolished

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