Bedouins

Dozens of suspects have been arrested in recent days, alongside a series of police raids in which significant quantities of weaponry were seized. During one of the operations, an arms cache was found inside a 'shig' — a tent for settling clan disputes. Despite the extensive activity, the struggle against the reality of crime in the Negev is far from over.

The 'Zazim' association is a left-wing organization working to encourage voting in the Arab and Bedouin sectors. In recent weeks, they launched a campaign recruiting volunteers, primarily women, to drive Bedouin women to polling stations.

The legal counsel to the government is blocking a key component in the struggle to restore governance in the Negev: the revocation of status for individuals born in Bedouin families to mothers from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. This phenomenon has resulted in an entire generation of children holding full Israeli citizenship while maintaining a Palestinian identity.

While the Ministry of National Security promotes tree planting in the Negev to prevent illegal construction through official state presence, the Council for Unrecognized Villages in the Negev criticizes the minister's actions: "After even the crocodiles bit his rear, he is left only with the illusion of 'governance' in the Negev."