Negev Bedouin

Why are Bedouin communities in turning into ghost towns?

The Regavim organization takes a closer look at the land crisis in the Negev - causes, effects, and the road ahead.

Bedouin Arabs:

Israeli government working to move illegal villages

Bedouin Arab leaders in southern Israel stress: Residents of the illegal villages oppose government policies to move their homes.

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Police chase driver who broke through roadblock at 118 MPH

The suspect, a Bedouin resident of the Negev in his 30s, was indicted and is being held in detention.

Judgment day for Israel’s legal system

The punishment for a Bedouin who sodomized a little girl in her Negev home shows the need for a “full, full, right-wing” government.Op-ed;

Women's rights advocate:

Sexual assault on 10-year-old was nationalist terror attack

'This isn't just another shocking rape, it's nationalistically motivated terrorism,' Council of Women's Organizations chair says.

Bedouin who sexually assaulted 10-year-old sentenced to 5 years

Be'er Sheva court sentences Arab who sexually assaulted 10-year-old girl to 5 years in prison. 'The judges let the criminals off lightly.'

Govt authorizes five new towns in the Negev

"This is Zionism 2022," says Prime Minister. One of five new towns designated for Bedouin Arabs.

Israel Dog Unit pits canines against criminals in the Negev

The Israel Dog Unit has joined with Hashomer Hachadash to provide its unique answer to agricultural terror in Israel's south.

Bedouin Riots in the Negev: Security guard's car set on fire

Bedouin riots continue with stone-throwing and violence, purportedly in response to JNF's work planting trees in the Negev.

Thousands of Bedouin riot against tree-planting in the Negev

Over 2,000 stage protest despite compromise reached yesterday. 12 hurt in clashes with police.

Rabbi Dov Lior permits tree planting in Negev in Sabbatical Year

Rabbi Dov Lior gives halachic permit to tree planting in the Negev in Sabbatical Year, saying this is part of the war for the Land of Israel

2 Police hurt in Bedouin riots in the Negev

Train forced to stop after stones placed on track, stones thrown at cars as riots over JNF tree planting continue.

Special report: Bedouin take over in the Negev

Israel National News - Arutz Sheva traveled to Southern Israel with Regavim to witness what many call 'loss of governance in the Negev.'

Former police chief: Situation in Negev is about to explode

"The State of Israel doesn't exist in the Negev," says former police chief. "There's no governance, & people are scared to death."

Father of rape victim: 'We give the Bedouin everything'

Father of Jewish girl raped in her bed by Bedouin Arabs says it would be better to try the rapists under Sharia Law than in Israel's courts.

Yamina MK Kalfon in the Negev: We'll do what Likud failed to do

"Bennett thinks out of the box; he realizes we have to learn how to cooperate with the United Arab List."

'Son, some day all this will be yours'

Regavim launches a hard-hitting campaign, calling upon Israel's gov't to stop the downward spiral and save the Negev - before it's too late.

Father of girl sexually assaulted by Bedouin burglar speaks out

The father of a 10-year-old girl assaulted during a home invasion in the Negev says he wishes he had shot the attacker.

Bedouin burglar sexually assaulted 10-year-old Jewish girl

Father speaks out after Bedouin Arab broke into his home and went 'from bed to bed' before assaulting the family's 10-year-old daughter.

Court rejects appeal by illegal Bedouin settlement

Torn down by State and rebuilt more than 100 times; court upholds lower court's ten-month prison sentence for primary figure in Negev case.

Prize for lawbreakers: Connection to water grid

Bedouin Authority allows permanent connections to water grid for illegal Negev Bedouin communities due to lack of policy on matter.

Uncle and cousins murder, bury body of young Bedouin woman

Police solve 20-year-old Bedouin woman's disappearance. Suspects: two uncles and cousin.

Major police crackdown on Negev Bedouin village

Police raid Bedouin villages, confiscating weaponry and stolen items including a cellphone stolen from an intelligence officer's sister.

Arab MKs Ask Kerry to Stop Bedouin Land Plan

Prawer-Begin Plan is "ethnic cleansing" of Negev Bedouin, claim Arab MKs in letter to Kerry.

Video: Arab MK Aids Rioters

MK Ahmed Tibi tries to stop police from arresting a young rioter.

Government Gives Go-Ahead to New Hareidi City

Government approves hareidi city, religious village in Negev. Leftist parties protest ‘injustice.’

Pakistan Requires Male Escorts for Women Shoppers

Islamic clerics and tribal elders in Pakistan rule women cannot shop without being escorted by a male relative during Ramadan.

Feiglin: We've Handed over Negev to Arabs

Maverick Likud MK says Israel has forgotten it is descended from Sarah, not Hagar, whom Abraham expelled.

Arab MKs Get Out of Hand As Knesset Approves Giveaway to Bedouin

Knesset approves the first reading of the bill to legalize Bedouin settlement in the Negev, Arab MKs tear up the bill.

Rabbi: Bedouin Attack Part of a Pattern of Violence

The attack on a Jewish woman in the Negev is part of a pattern of Bedouin violence, says former Negev resident.

‘There is No More Negev – the Bedouins Took It’

Television and radio personality visits Negev, comes away shocked. ‘Bedouins have taken it by force.’

Govt Sneaks Through Huge Land Giveaway for Bedouin

Netanyahu: "Implementation of the decision will end spread of illegal building by Bedouin in Negev."

Minister Begin Leads Bedouin Land Grab

Cabinet will vote to hand over huge swaths of Negev land to Bedouins, in last-minute move.

Urgent Appeal: Stop Plan to Give Negev Land to Bedouin

Regavim appeals to the Supreme Court: stop last-minute government move to give Negev land to Bedouins.

6 Arrested in Be'er Sheva Stabbing

Six Arab Israelis and PA Arabs have been arrested in connection with a stabbing just after last month's Operation Pillar of Defense.

Soldiers, Police Seize Illegal Weapons Hidden in Negev Sheep Pen

A crack IDF team, along with several police units, discovered and confiscated a cache of illegal weapons in the Negev

Suspicion: Bedouin Helped Hamas Pinpoint Negev Targets

Video shows Bedouin thieves in ATVs driving freely among IDF tanks in Negev military zones.

Video: Bedouin Steal Cows from Jews

Lawless Negev: Bedouin take revenge against Israel by burning a kibbutz cow barn. They previously stole cows. Police afraid to act.

250 Policemen to Face Illegal Negev Construction

A new unit in the police's southern district is to enforce the law vis-à-vis illegal construction – mostly Arab.

Negev Bedouin Blood Feud Ends in Murder Indictments

Two Negev Bedouin men have been indicted for murder in a blood feud that left a man riddled with bullets in Hura, near Be'er Sheva.