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In reply to the discussion: Where is the Bedouin Intifada? [View all]Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)7. Have to agree - it struck me as well.
The Bedouin are druize. Nomads. The LAST people on the planet that are going to start some kind of fight over a piece of land. They will rebuild or they will move on, but they are not about to Storm the Bastille.
Actually stopped reading at the mere insinuation, so thanks for the balance.
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Yeah, it's like it's illegal to have Jews living in certain parts of pre-1967 Israel.
shira
Feb 2012
#4
The article is a joke. Did you catch the part where the writer condemns Israeli...
shira
Feb 2012
#6
No, she wasn't the one making the insinuation of violence. She was saying Israeli officials did..
Violet_Crumble
Feb 2012
#13
Nonsense. Non-Jews will have a field day in court if they're not allowed to live...
shira
Feb 2012
#20
And that half could easily be accomodated without destroying Bedouin villages.
Ken Burch
Feb 2012
#32
Israel's very liberal supreme court won't allow any continuation of racism against Israeli citizens
shira
Feb 2012
#43
Well, if the Israeli government wants to make sure there's no Bedouin Intifada
Ken Burch
Feb 2012
#31
Israel: Cancel plan to forcibly displace Jahalin Bedouin communities Feb. 8, 2012
Jefferson23
Feb 2012
#40