Israel’s Bedouin Resolve to Defy Government’s Resettlement Plan
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Leaders of Israel’s 200,000 Bedouin Arab citizens called for civil disobedience against government efforts to resettle the traditionally nomadic population after weekend demonstrations erupted in violence.
The arrest of more than 40 protesters by police who used stun grenades and water cannons to quell the demonstrations will galvanize resistance to a proposed resettlement law, Taleb Abu Arar, a Bedouin member of parliament, said today. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to carry on with the so-called Prawer legislation and prosecute rioters.