Summary
The young leader, later titular head, of the Abid Masri Hamula in Segev Shalom, who led its move into Shekhuna Bet from 1987 (Settling for Less — The Planned Resettlement of Israel’s Negev Bedouin, PDF p.65).
Details
- The Masri hamula, 120 Abid households of former slaves and descendants of slaves to the Azazmeh, took three years to move completely into Shekhuna Bet from Emek Sarah; Masri, interviewed on 24 November 1992, viewed the move as a major step up socially for himself and the family (PDF p.65).
- The Acknowledgements name Muhammad Masri among those who made the research possible (PDF p.22-25).
- By 2007 Masri was developing a large mixed residential/commercial site on the main road through Shekhuna Bet, including restaurants, shops, a butcher and an apartment for his second wife and family (PDF p.85).
Related pages
Settling for Less — The Planned Resettlement of Israel’s Negev Bedouin, Segev Shalom, Hamula, Azazmeh