Bedouins on their way home to the unrecognised village of Wadi abu Hindi, on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, in the West Bank zone C (Israeli controlled), close to Jerusalem, the capital of the country. According to the Government's settlements-expansion plan and land seizure programs, there is a strong interest in 'convincing' the Bedouins to move to pre-selected towns, such as Segev Shalom and Rahat, a real city counting more than 40.000 people. Numbering around 200.000 in Israel, the Bedouins...
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Bedouins on their way home to the unrecognised village of Wadi abu Hindi, on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, in the West Bank zone C (Israeli controlled), close to Jerusalem, the capital of the country. According to the Government's settlements-expansion plan and land seizure programs, there is a strong interest in 'convincing' the Bedouins to move to pre-selected towns, such as Segev Shalom and Rahat, a real city counting more than 40.000 people. Numbering around 200.000 in Israel, the Bedouins constitute the native ethnic group of these areas, they farm, grow wheat, olives and live in complete self sufficiency. Many of them were in these lands long before the Israeli State was created and their traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle is now threatened by subtle Government policies. **ITALY OUT**
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