Bedouin Myths

In an investigation conducted by Regavim, it was revealed that the Israeli government pays millions of shekels to Bedouin under the guise of “school security” in a massive protection racket. The Bedouin municipalities of southern Israel have admitted that these millions of shekels are classified as “school security” expenditures, which simply vanish into thin air. Read about it HERE in ... Read More »

“The Beer Sheva District Court accepted an appeal by the State Prosecutor and sentenced Ayman Abu Skaeiyak, the first man convicted of polygamy since enforcement was reinstated nearly one year ago, to seven months in prison…The Regavim Movement, which has taken an active role in the fight against polygamy in Israel, applauded this morning’s District Court judgement.” Read more about it HERE ... Read More »

“The Beersheva District Court ruled on Monday against the six remaining defendants in a protracted legal battle with the State of Israel over Al Arakib, an illegal camp near Beersheva. The six must now pay the state some NIS 1.6 million ($460,000) in compensation.” Read Regavim’s statement on the court’s decision HERE at the Jewish News Syndicate. Read More »

Khan al Ahmar: Who’s Testing Whom? Take 2 minutes and learn why Khan al Ahmar is a crucial test – for Prime Minister and Defense Minister Netanyahu, for the State of Israel, for the Palestinian Authority, for the European Union – and for each and every one of us. Read More »

Naomi Kahn, Director of Regavim’s International Division, in a short interview on ILTV explaining the High Court’s recent decision that clears the way for evacuation and demolition of the illegal outpost in the E1-Maaleh Adumim area. Read More »

The latest installment in what seems like a never-ending saga of lawfare and stalling – coming your way soon… Read More »

Regavim enables residents of Arab and Bedouin communities, who are victims of rampant violation of firearms regulations but are afraid to lodge formal complaints with the Israel Police,  to file complaints discreetly and receive legal counsel: Complaints may be submitted through Regavim’s new Hebrew-Arabic “Hot-Shot Hotline” Facebook page, called “Stop the Shooting.” The problem of illegal guns in the Arab ... Read More »

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Regavim welcomes the new, even-handed  application of “delimitation orders” by the Civil Administration. For nearly 15 years, these orders were used exclusively against Jewish settlers – until two years ago, when Regavim’s petition to the High Court against this discriminatory, racist application of the law led to its amendment. Read More »

Following a Regavim air-tour of the Negev given to Jerusalem Post columnist and editor Seth Frantzman, and a video he put together documenting his experience, Frantzman then wrote a detailed article for the paper explaining the situation in regard to the Bedouin housing crisis.   Here is the link to his in-depth article.   Read More »