Summary
A Jewish Israeli rancher whose shooting of a Bedouin sheep thief in early 2007 became, in Settling for Less — The Planned Resettlement of Israel’s Negev Bedouin, the most infamous example of Jewish Israeli public sentiment toward the Bedouin (Settling for Less — The Planned Resettlement of Israel’s Negev Bedouin, PDF p.169).
Details
- Dromi accidentally killed a would-be sheep thief, a Bedouin, when he shot at him as he fled the ranch in early 2007; within days the case became a cause celebre (“License to Kill?”, 17 February 2007, as cited) (PDF p.169).
- Hebrew bumper stickers reading “We are All Shai Dromi” were seen throughout the Negev soon after (“The Wild South”, 1 March 2007, as cited), as support swelled for his immediate release from jail for what was viewed as a fully justified act, not a crime (PDF p.169).
Related pages
Settling for Less — The Planned Resettlement of Israel’s Negev Bedouin, Naqab, Bedouin identity