Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality
פורום דו-קיום בנגב לשוויון אזרחי
منتدى التعايش السلمي في النقب من أجل المساواة المدنية
NCF in an urgent letter to the Attorney General: STOP home demolitions and crop destruction in the Bedouin Communities amid COVID-19 crisis
On March 19, 2020, NCF, along with 22 other civil society organizations, sent an urgent letter to Mr. Avichai Mandelblit, Attorney General, requesting immediate cessation of the demolition of houses and crops in the Bedouin localities! Read more / Middle East Eye article
Bedouin students at BGU demand a solution to students from unrecognized villages during COVID-19 crisis
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, Bedouin students from unrecognized villages demand that the Ben Gurion University find a suitable solution to online studies for students from unrecognized villages. Due to the fact that these villages are not connected to the national electricity grid, students are unable to access their online university courses and […]
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, NCF’s Recognized Project is coming to Jerusalem
NCF invites you to attend the screening of our Recognized Project in Cinematheque Jerusalem. 8th of March, 17:00. The short documentary films in this program were created by Bedouin women who set out to capture the unknown lives of the unrecognized Bedouin residents of the Negev. The films offer a rare glimpse into the daily […]
Remembering Umm al-Ḥīrān, The struggle continues!
The unrecognized village of Umm al-Ḥīrān reached the news in 2017 when a member of the village, Ya’aqub Abu al-Qian, was killed during a demolition operation. But the story of Umm al-Ḥīrān began long before the horrible death of Abu al-Qian. It is a story of dispossession, displacement and neglect. You can find the full […]
Human Rights Report 2019, International Day of Human Rights (10 December)
Over the years, the United Nations has produced a number of human rights declarations and conventions, some of which Israel signed and ratified into law. Israel also embedded some of the international human rights in the State’s Basic Laws, such as The Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty, which protects a person from violations of […]
The Bedouin community in the Negev/Naqab Rafat abu Aish – NCF Representative to CESCR
It is my pleasure to stand before the esteemed Committee today and convey to you the messages and grievances of my people in the Arab Bedouin villages of the Naqab .The Arab Bedouin community in the Naqab is indigenous to the land and have been living in the desert area for over 200 years. The […]
The Bedouin Authority Plans to Place Displaced Bedouins in Transitional Camps
According to the official explanation of plans 624-0765792 and 652-0767921 “Temporary Housing Solutions and Public Buildings for the Bedouin Population in the Negev” proffered on the Israeli Planning Administration’s website, the purpose of the plan is “to provide temporary housing solutions for Bedouin populations presently living in unregulated communities, in cases where the population is […]
Thank you for supporting Arab Bedouin women!
Thanks to your support, more than 100,000 people who visited the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn NY were exposed to the photographic art of 4 women from Umm al-Hiran. Their story will be heard, will be told and will not be forgotten. Thanks to your show of solidarity, visitors at NCF’s exhibition received the chance to […]
New Demolition Report by NCF
New Report from NCF: “Mechanism for Dispossession and Intimidation: Demolition Policy in Arab Bedouin communities in the Negev/Naqab, June 2019” In 2018, the State of Israel chose to continue to invest large budgets in enforcement, which led to an increase in the number of buildings demolished in Arab Bedouin communities in the Negev/Naqab: 2,326 structures were demolished, […]
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