Bedouin

Negev governance crisis: Polygamy running rampant, contractors exposed to extortion

The comptroller noted that there is no coordinating government body that collects information, sets policy, resolves disputes between agencies, and oversees implementation.

Bedouin women sit outside their demolished homes in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, in the in the Southern Israel, January 18, 2017.
Arab Israelis survey the damage following a missile strike in the Arab Israeli city of Kafr Kassem on March 26.

In Israel’s Arab sector, war exposes a dual threat of rampant crime and no shelter

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Eleven arrested in coordinated op. targeting alleged protection racket in central Israel

A Palestinian man seen with his sheep in a Bedouin village in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023.

Top Israeli judge: State has until May 14 to report on displaced Bedouin return case


Activists push Israel to swap out dangerous generators in Bedouin schools

Parents and activists say that the state is delaying switching Bedouin schools from dangerous generators to solar panels despite them submitting a petition nearly a year ago.

 Solar panels used to supply electricity to a kindergarten in Umm Batin.

In Bedouin, Druze tech hubs, young women are top of the game

Women from Israel’s minority communities are integrating into the high-tech sector while maintaining their cultural traditions through innovative tech hubs.

Women working at the Samana office, December 17, 2024.

At Wadi Attir, Bedouin mix agricultural tradition with hi-tech innovation

One example of Wadi Attir’s innovative approach is a shipping-container-like machine that absorbs moisture from the desert air and turns it into drinking water.

 Wadi Attir, an innovative project that aims to promote sustainable agriculture among Israel’s Bedouin community in the Negev, January 28,2025.

'When you're in Gaza, you lose hope,' Former hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi says

Akadi joined the rest of the country earlier this week in watching the first release of hostages as part of the initial stage of the hostage deal.

 Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi arrives via IDF helicopter to Soroka Medical center.

President Herzog meets with the leaders of the Bedouin community in southern Israel - report

The leaders discussed the necessity of finding solutions for issues that the Bedouin community faces.

 President Isaac Herzog meeting with the heads of local Bedouin authorities in the south of Israel, January 8, 2024.

Remembering Clinton Bailey, Ben-Gurion interviewer and Bedouin expert

Buffalo-born Dr. Bailey's interview with David Ben-Gurion was the basis of a major film, and he was also the creator of an archive of Bedouin life at the National Library of Israel.

 Clinton Bailey at his Jerusalem home.

IDF holds Bedouin conference to address war challenges and propose solutions

The meeting aimed to map out the unique challenges of the Bedouin community and propose diverse solutions.

 IDF holds conference for Bedouin community December 22, 2024.

From Rahat to the silver screen: Yousef Abo Madegem breaks barriers with debut film 'Eid'

Yousef Abo Madegem is the first Bedouin director to make a feature film.

 DIRECTOR YOUSEF Abo Madegem, right, with the star of  ‘Eid,’ Shadi Mar’i .

Grapevine December 6, 2024: A mark of appreciation

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with Howard Kohr.

'Unmatched commitment': First Muslim woman appointed deputy head of United Hatzalah branch

Doa Al Aubra, who joined UH in 2022, was appointed deputy head of the Rahat branch. 

Doa Al Aubra, the deputy head of United Hatzalah's Rahat branch.