Save the Negev
Bedouin vil-lages have been demolished to make way for Negev develop-mentIsrael's plan has been to "suburbanize" the Negev with Jewish settle-mentsScroll down for 20+ entries | | Save the Negev is no longer discussion with JNF-USA. We hope that will change; if not, we expect to a follow up with a significant public campaign.
The Jewish National Fund's "Blueprint Negev" is a driving force in Negev development, but the environmental and social impact of Blueprint Negev has never been reviewed by outside parties. SavetheNegev.org is a catalyst to get JNF-US, and Israel's government, to revise their plans for the Negev based on principles of sustainability and equitable development, so that what unfolds will both respect the earth and the Bedouin, and help all of Israeli citizens.
 photos courtesy of Bustan, Wadi el-Naam
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Protect the Bedouin – Protect the desert
Almost all of the "unrecognized" Bedouin villages subject to demolition were created when the IDF moved the Bedouin out of the majority of the Negev over fifty years ago...
"Invisible Citizens: Israeli Government Policy Towards the Bedouin" – the full scoop on why there are "unrecognized" villages and why they need to be recognized.
Resolution from the Jewish Renewal Rabbis and Cantors on Blueprint Negev
In this season, so many of us are inspired to plant trees. As we enter Israel's seventh decade, planting a tree for the future sounds like second nature, a wise investment for both Israel and the planet. I'm writing to ask you to do something a little different...
A deep cleavage already exists in the Negev...
Ideas for Revising Blueprint Negev, submitted to JNF-US
A brief update on the response of the JNF and our dialogue with them
A template for a letter to send to the Goldberg Commission on Bedouin affairs.
The Goldberg Commission was established by the Government of Israel to present recommendations regarding the Bedouin settlement in the Negev. They are accepting comments through February 14th 2007.
How can you give directly to KKL in Israel?
Press releases, satellite photos, more links, and a short video of A-tir.
If you want to sponsor trees in Israel for Tu Bishvat, read this page about current and historical issues concerning KKL-JNF.
Read, and comment on a petition to JNF-US about Blueprint Negev. Sign and circulate it for Tu Bishvat!
"ILA Destroys Bedouin Homes to Make Way for Jewish Town"
A Negev without Bedouin? – the vision of one of JNF-US's Israeli partners
Does Bedouin culture really know how to use and live in the Negev desert sustainably?
A brief report from Bustan, the foremost organization working with the Bedouin for sustainability, on Blueprint Negev.
Adalah, Bustan, documentary movies, articles from Haaretz, map links and more
From the authors: "The projects outlined in JNF-US's 'Blueprint Negev' have not been reviewed or endorsed by the KKL directorate or sustainability committee..."
Give to Bustan. Give to this campaign.
The split between JNF-UK and KKL
"The Bedouin would not live on his land with his herds, but would become an urban person who comes home in the afternoon and puts his slippers on...[W]ithin two generations...this phenomenon of the Bedouins will disappear."
