Israeli activists said 1,500 police arrived in Al-Arakib village at dawn. They destroyed 30 to 40 makeshift homes and uprooted hundreds of olive trees belonging to the villagers, they said. …
The Bedouin say they have lived in the area since before the foundation of the state of Israel. They resist efforts to re-settle them in towns and villages, saying it goes against their traditional way of life. A Land Administration official, Shlomo Tziser, told Yediot Ahronot the officers were implementing a final court order for the evacuation of the area. “Today we shall evacuate them and should they return we’ll do it again,” he said. For alternative sources see:
Israeli police raze 'illegal' Bedouin village in Negev
