Arab-Bedouin citizens of Israel

Adalah's appeal to the Be'er Sheva District Court, on behalf of the entire population of over 500 residents of the Bedouin village of Ras Jrabah in the Naqab, argues that the magistrate court’s...

The Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court ruled that all 500 residents of Ras Jrabah, a village that predates the establishment of the State of Israel, must evacuate and demolish their homes by March...

A new interactive map demonstrating the ongoing forced displacement faced by Bedouin communities in the Naqab.

In a position paper, Adalah lays out how the guiding principles and coalition agreements of the new Israeli government intend to deepen Jewish supremacy and racial segregation as the underlying...

In a new position paper, Adalah lays out how the guiding principles and coalition agreements of the new Israeli government intend to deepen Jewish supremacy and racial segregation as the underlying...

Israeli police had issued permit for the protest, then reneged, arresting five protesters and demolishing their tent; Rahat residents are protesting discriminatory policies of Israel’s Bedouin...

On 22 and 23 May 2022, the Beer Sheva Magistrates’ Court will hold hearings on the cases during which experts and residents of Ras Jrabah will testify against the evictions and home demolitions.

Petitions by residents, human rights and environmental groups, and local councils prevent sweeping approval of a national mining master plan, which includes the Sde Barir mine in the Naqab; the...

Interior Ministry revises policy that excluded at-risk populations – notably Bedouin citizens from unrecognized Naqab (Negev) villages – from receiving COVID-19 food security grants.

Israeli Health Ministry report: Do not allow any staff or student activity in the school until sanitation issue is resolved.

Adalah demands Israeli interior minister cancel policy that excludes Bedouin citizens living in unrecognized villages from receiving emergency COVID-19 food stamps.

A joint project of Adalah & the Negev Coexistence Forum. Funded by the European Union*

Israel's Water Authority automatically charges Bedouin higher rates – treating them as if they are wasting water – when they actually have most limited access to water; Adalah & partners are...

Beer Sheva Magistrates Court to hold first hearing on 27 April 2021 as Israel Land Authority seeks to forcibly displace Bedouin families from Ras Jrabah in order to expand the primarily-Jewish city...

Israel refuses to classify camels as 'farm animals', preventing Bedouin herders from enjoying grazing rights in Naqab desert region; camels are only variety of livestock Israel requires to be...

Israel announces general return to school, but most schoolchildren from Bedouin villages in the Naqab (Negev) remain in their homes because of classroom overcrowding and schools’ lack of...

Israel’s failure to allocate resources for coronavirus testing and emergency medical services in unrecognized Bedouin villages poses danger to tens of thousands of people in Naqab (Negev) desert...

More than 50,000 Palestinian Bedouin children in Naqab (Negev) villages are not connected to electricity or internet, most don’t have computers. Since school was stopped on 15 March due to...

Magen David Adom paramedics charged with conducting coronavirus tests, but Bedouin citizens of Israel residing in unrecognized villages in Naqab (Negev) lack access to MDA emergency medical services.

On Int'l Human Rights Day, Adalah releases new report exposing Israel's plan to 'urgently' evict Palestinian Bedouin in the Naqab (Negev) from their homes with no permanent, just housing solutions.