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Oren Ziv // Sent to prison for trespassing on his own land | 972 Magazine

13.12.18

Sent to prison for trespassing on his own land | 972 Magazine: The sheikh believes his arrest was part of an attempt to drive the Negev’s Bedouin population off its land.

“They sprayed our crops [with pesticides] for years and did not succeed. They demolished our buildings and did not succeed,” says Abu Madi’am. “They destroyed our future and the future of our children and did not succeed. They are left with only one option: to do away with the people of Al-Araqib and send them to prison. If they think sending me to prison will act as a deterrent, they’re making a big mistake.”

Despite the violence and daily harassment, Abu Madi’am remains optimistic: “I believe justice is on my side.”

“The government is re-opening wounds from 1948. Instead of putting a Band-Aid on it so it can heal, they’re pouring salt on it,” says Abu Madi’am. “Those who remained in what became Israel after the expulsion of 1948 are now being expelled again. This time they are using a different method.”

Israel’s primary tactic, used in other villages and in East Jerusalem, is to express willingness to recognize Bedouin ownership claims to their land and even compensate them for it — but only if they agree to give it up.


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