Al-Arakib demolished for the Third Time - Protest and Rebuilding Continue
By August 9, the unrecognized Bedouin village al-Arakib in the Negev had already been demolished two times – on July 27 and August 4 (see bellow). In the afternoon, The Residents of Al-Arakib were holding a protest demonstration against the demolition of their homes and for recognition of the village. The next morning, the village was again demolished, just before the start of the holy Moslem month Ramadan, while the villagers were still busy rehabilitating the place after its second demolition a week earlier.
An Appeal from the Cemetery Prison: Sheikh Sayah al-Touri Speaks
After the second demolition of their village, a restraining order prohibited Sheikh Sayah al-Touri, his son 'Aziz and his uncle Isma'il were from being in their village with their family, who along with the rest of the villagers and with volunteers, are busy rebuilding the village. They had to find shelter in the nearby village cemetery; the restraining order was only cancelled on August 19.8. The following appeal by Sheikh Sayah was written down a few days ago.
Palabras desde el cementerio de su pueblo: habla el jeque Saiah
Hace ya más de diez días que el Jeque ("sheij" se pronuncia en árabe) Saiah Al-Turi reside en el cementerio de su poblado, Al-Arakib, junto a su hijo Aziz y su tío Ismaíl. El poblado beduino Al-Arakib, un poblado no-reconocido por el Estado de Israel (que lo considera asentamiento ilegal) de unos 300 habitantes en el desierto del Negev a pocos kilómetros de la ciudad de Beer Sheva, fue totalmente demolido por tercera vez en las últimas dos semanas. Una orden judicial le prohíbe ingresar al terreno donde estaban construidas las viviendas y donde están siendo reconstruidas en estos momentos por sus familiares y otros pobladores con la ayuda de voluntarios. El jeque Saiah Al-Turi pidió trasmitir estas palabras...
Noch ein Dunam, und noch ein Dunam
Die zionistische Praxis der letzten 130 Jahre zeichnet sich nicht vornehmlich durch Blitzkriege aus wie den des Jahres 1967, in dem binnen sechs Tagen die Staatsfläche vervierfacht wurde. Auch der Krieg des Jahres 1948 ist nicht typisch für die zionistische Praxis. Der zentrale zionistische Slogan heißt vielmehr: Noch ein Dunam, und noch ein Dunam! Geduldig werden weitere 1000 Quadratmeter gekauft oder erobert, und noch einmal 1000 Quadratmeter. So auch in diesem Sommer. Aber heute, nach 130 Jahren, gelangen diese Dunam nicht mehr in die Öffentliche Hand, sondern in ganz persönliche Hände.
The State of Israel vs. Citizens of Israel: A Chapter in the War of Attrition against the Bedouin
An entire village was demolished in Israel; a non-recognized Bedouin village: al-Arakib in the northern Negev. Hundreds of police and Special Patrol Unit forces, bulldozers, and security personal participated in the operation. The police created a buffer between the Bedouin residents and their homes; they formed a human wall between the activists and residents and the homes – and then, before the eyes of the people of al-Arakib, bulldozers demolished their homes and fields.
If you arouse the shovel....
David Levi, an activist with Tarabut-Hithabrut, spent the night with other activists in the homes of residents of al-Arakib village the night before the partially rebuilt village was demolished for the second time in a week. (A week later, the village was demolished yet a third time.) David was witness to the arrival of the shovellers and the police on their voyage of destruction. Here is his testimony.
From Dahmash Protest March to the Court Decision: Demolition Orders Frozen
How Come It Does Not Exist?
Here’s the State of Israel's message to its Arab residents: “Don't plan. Bulldozers will provide the answer for everything.” That’s the significance of the decision of the Planning and Building Committee that convened on Monday, July 5 to discuss the future of the detailed development plan submitted by the residents of Dahmash...
Cómo es que no existe?
El Consejo Distrital rechaza el Plan de Urbanización para Dahmash: Otro ejemplo de colonialismo interno
El mensaje de las autoridades del Estado de Israel a sus ciudadanos árabes: no planifiquen. El bulldozer dará todas las respuestas. Es el mensaje que sale hoy, el 5 de julio de 2010, del Consejo Distrital de Planificación y Construcción que discutió el detallado Plan de Urbanización presentado por los habitantes de Dahmash....
The Lords Send in the Commandos
It's time to think about those who sit in offices and issue orders to continue the blockade—even at the price of killing; those who alternatingly stoke and extinguish the flames as needed; who prepare the lists of products that cannot be brought into Gaza—pencils, medicines, spices; those who ordered the attack on the Peace Flotilla; those who use pools of blood as a smoke screen. Read Gerardo Leibner's article:
Sheikh Jarrah Joins Dahmash—Together against Dispossession
Joining forces: Residents of Dahmash who are fighting against the demolition of their homes and activists from Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv, struggling relentlessly against the attempts to dispossess Palestinians in Sheik Jarrah, demonstrate together between Lydda (Lod) and Ramla. Read more…
Demolition Threat in Dahmash
In the middle of Israel, between the city of Lod (Lydda) and the city of Ramla (Ramle), several hundred Arab citizens of Israel live an unrecognized village, Dahmash. Officially, the place does not exist: No electricity, no health services, public transport, rubbish removal, or sewage. And they live under constant threat of demolition and eviction. Read Amit Ramon's report...
- The Report in French: Menace de démolition à Dahmach
Bulldozers, Trees & Villas...
The Jewish National Fund proceeds with forestation in the Negev, the bulldozers demolish Bedouin houses – and the courts look away: Expropriation is not a thing of the past. Read Yeela Raanan's report...
Kfar Shalem, an Ongoing Struggle
At Kfar Shalem, residents are preparing to renew the grassroots struggle for their rights, for their homes. Read about the history of the struggle:
Kafr Kassem Massacre, 1956: Operation Mole
What lies behind the massacre? What should be its place in the intertwined histories of Israelis and Palestinians? In Russian
Everyday Racism
Arab and Jewish cousins go to the movies in Tel Aviv's most central mall, August 2009. Read Orna Akad's report...
Europa für alle!
Anlässlich des Tages der offenen Moschee am 3. Oktober 2009 hielt die islamfeindliche Bewegung „Pax Europa“ eine Kundgebung in Berlin. Dagegen demonstrieren Linksaktivisten. Iris Hefetz hat eine Rede gehalten, in der sie jeden Versuch der Rechte ablehnte, sich als judenfreundlich zu verkleiden, um ihren Rassismus zu legitimieren.
Free the Hostages from the Politicians of Death
Tarabut's activists made an important contribution to organizing the campaign against the War on Gaza (December 2008-January 2009). The text was published in Hebrew and Arabic on Israeli websites on 29.12.2008, after the opening of Israel's military campaign on Gaza.
La Lucha por la paz dentro de Israel:
"Chalet en la selva" o convivencia en la región (castellano)
The Knotted Roots of Today’s Conflict
What happened in Acca? What is happening in Jaffa? What is happening in Gaza?
In September 2008 Acre, a mixed city in northern Israel, witnessed four days of violent clashes between Palestinian citizens of Israel and Israeli Jewish residents, instigated by messianist Jewish nationlists. Arab families were evacuated from their homes - and not allowed to return. Four months later, the Israeli army opened the military attack on Gaza. Meanwhile, Arab residents of Jaffa continue their struggle aganist the forced "judaization" of the city. Fadi Shbeita, an activist working in Jaffa, offers some background. (January 2009)