Summary
The Israeli government plan, formally approved in September 2011, officially to formalize the status of Bedouin settlements in the Naqab (Negev), which Adalah reported would forcibly displace up to 70,000 Arab Bedouin citizens and destroy 35 unrecognized villages (Stateless Citizenship (2013), PDF p.22).
Details
- In September 2011 the Netanyahu government formally approved the Prawer Plan which, while officially claiming to ‘formalize the status of Bedouin settlements’ in the Naqab (Negev), practically calls for the mass expulsion of the Arab Bedouin community in the Naqab area (PDF p.22, footnote 5).
- Representing the Bedouin community, Adalah reports that if fully implemented the plan would result in the forced displacement of up to 70,000 Arab Bedouin citizens of Israel and the destruction of 35 ‘unrecognized’ villages (PDF p.22, footnote 5).
- Despite intense rejection by Arab Bedouins and international condemnation, the Prawer Plan was placed back on the agenda on January 27, 2013, when the Israeli Cabinet approved new recommendations put forward by Minister Benny Begin (PDF p.22, footnote 5, citing the Prime Minister’s Office press release of January 27, 2013).
Related pages
Stateless Citizenship (2013), Adalah, Naqab, Unrecognized villages, Ehud Prawer