Tag Archive: Negev/Naqab
A Revolution in Lakiya: Improving Residents’ Lives Through Strategic Planning
An ambitious partnership seeks to give Bedouin citizens the tools they need to access the resources that can improve the lives of those living in the Negev.
Victory for Freedom of Expression in the Negev
Political forces tried to evict the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality from a shelter they have used for more than a decade. They failed.
Shatil Thwarts State Plan to Weaken Negev Bedouin
The Housing Minister wanted to create six new Jewish settlements in the Negev instead of strengthening existing Bedouin and Jewish towns that have been neglected.
Trailblazers: The Man Who Changed a Country
Mohammed Abu al-Hija led an effort of unrecognized villages in Israel to gain their basic rights from the government.
Fighting for Israel’s Future
I do not know whether we will save the West Bank village of Khan al Ahmar. But I do know that we must show up to this fight.
Kfar Saba Celebrates Its First Pride March
Police wanted the organizers to pay for security and for a six-foot high fence. We pushed back.
From the Palmach in 1948 to Machsom Watch in 2017
Tami Cohen, 87, sees a connection between what she fought for back then and what she’s fighting for now.
Israel Revokes Citizenship of Hundreds of Negev Bedouin
Bedouin citizens of Israel are told that they were given their citizenship by mistake despite their long family lineage and connection to the land.
Hagit Sigawi, Underdog and Public Housing Hero
Raised in and out of public housing, Hagit Sigawi works with Shatil in the struggle for social and economic justice.
Standing for Umm al-Hiran
As the government prepares to raze a Bedouin village to make way for a new Jewish settlement, activists are organizing events highlighting justice and shared society.