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<h1 class="reader-title">Israel demolishes Palestinian Bedouin
village for 176th time</h1>
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<div class="reader-estimated-time">March 6, 2020</div>
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<p>Israeli occupation authorities yesterday demolished all
Palestinian homes in the Palestinian Bedouin village of
Al-Araqeeb in the Negev for the 176th time.</p>
<p>The village was first levelled in July 2010, and every
time the residents of Al-Araqeeb rebuild their tents and
small homes, occupation forces return to raze them,
sometime <a
href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190725-israel-demolishes-al-araqeeb-for-148th-time-arrests-palestinian-leader/">several
times</a> in a month.</p>
<p>Al-Araqeeb’s houses, which are inhabited by over 20
Palestinian families, are built of wood, plastic, and
corrugated iron.</p>
<p>Located in the Negev (Naqab) desert, the village is one
of 51 “unrecognised” Arab villages in the area and is
constantly targeted for demolition ahead of plans to
Judaise the Negev by building homes for new Jewish
communities. Israeli bulldozers, which Bedouins are <a
href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190806-israel-charges-bedouins-0-5m-to-cover-cost-of-demolition-of-their-village/">charged</a> for,
have demolished everything, from the trees to the water
tanks, but Bedouin residents have tried to rebuild it
every time.</p>
<p>Bedouins in the Negev must abide by the same laws as
Jewish Israeli citizens. They pay taxes but do not enjoy
the same rights and services as Jews in Israel and the
state has repeatedly refused to connect the towns to the
national grid, water supplies, and other vital
amenities.</p>
<p>In its ruling, the court said the villagers had “broken
into state-owned land” by rebuilding their demolished
homes.</p>
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