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http://www.change.org/petitions
Equal rights, sustainability, and development for Israel’s Negev –
We, residents of the Negev, human rights activists, social organizations in Israel, Jewish and other allies in the United States and around the world, issue this call to the leadership of the Jewish National Fund (JNF): JNF must no longer serve as an accomplice to the discriminatory policy of the Government of Israel and the Israel Land Administration (ILA) designed to expel and dispossess the Bedouin from their land. Join our urgent call to the leadership of JNF to: 1. Stop forestation activities in areas of existing Bedouin villages as well as on lands for which Bedouin have made legal claims of ownership, pending final court decisions. 2. Fund projects for Israel’s Bedouin citizens and communities at levels that are proportional to the size of this population in the Negev—nearly 30%—recognizing the contribution of the Bedouin to the flourishing of the Negev. 3. Join with human rights organizations in Israel to allow the Bedouin to live on their traditional lands, as they have for many generations. 4. Reconsider JNF’s development plans for the Negev and commit, henceforth, to working toward truly sustainable development of the Negev for ALL its inhabitants, Jews and Arabs alike. |
