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Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality weekly newsletter

10.02.2012

10.02.2012

Content

• UN Special Repporteur on Adequate Housing visit the Negev
• JNF-KKL worked this week in the lots of the village of Al-Arakib
• Women Rights in the Negev – English Lecture
• Women Rights in the Negev – English Lecture
• Home demolitions in the Negev
• The village of Al-Arakib was demolished again – the struggle continues – weekly protest every Sunday

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UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing visit the Negev

On Wednesday, February 8^th, The UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Rachel Rolnik, visited the Negev area. The Special Rapprteur visited the village of Al-Arakib which was demolish by the state of Israel more than 30 times and heard about the situation in the village from the Sheikh of the village, Sheikh Sayakh Al-Turi. The Rapporteur promised to report about the situation and to publish a detailed report about the Negev. Later the Rapporteur participated in an experts meeting with different Negev experts which presented the problems rise from Prawer plan and the reasons to the objection of the plan by the community.

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JNF-KKL worked this week in the lots of the village of Al-Arakib

During this week the JNF-KKL bulldozers started to work in the lots of the people of Al-Arakib which are still under court discussions, in spite of the recommendation of Judge Nechama Netzer, from the Be’er Sheva district court, to avoid irreversible changes in the lots. However, after Sheikh Sayakh demanded that the bulldozers will stop working, the workers left the lots.

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Women Rights in the Negev – English Lecture

On Wednesday, February 15^th at 8pm, The Multaka-Mifgash (7^th King Solomon St. Be’er Sheva)  will host the lecture of attorney Rawia Abu-Rabia on women rights in the Negev. The lecture will be held in English.

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Discovering Tu Bishvat – an article on Haoketz

An article by Michal Rotem, coordinator at Negev Coexistence Forum, was published on Tuesday on Haoketz website. The article deals with the Jewish trees holiday (Tu Bishvat) that was celebrated this week and the situation in the village of Al-Arakib under the forestation of the area.

Click here to read the article on Haoketz website (in Hebrew)

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Home Demolitions in the Negev

According to a press release by the Israeli Land Administration (ILA) from January 31^st, six Houses that were supposed to be demolished by the ILA were demolished by the owners.

Click here to read it (in Hebrew) on the ILA website

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The village of Al-Arakib was demolished again – the struggle continues – weekly protest every Sunday

Stop house demolitions!

Come to the weekly protest of the village of Al-Arakib, every Sunday 15:30 at Lehavim junction, in solidarity with the residents of the village, to protest against the demolition policy of the government.

Transportation from Be’er-Sheva – Michal 050-9391299, Michal@dukium.org

 

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