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negev
SodaStream hires hundreds of new employees in southern Israel
SodaStream has hired 300 new employees for its production plant in southern Israel.
Makhtesh Ramon crater a school of rock in Israeli desert
David Ben-Gurion once said the Negev is the future of Israel, as 60 percent of the country’s land is in the desert.
Umm al-Hiran, racism and the confounding of Zionism
The Israeli government is set to destroy Umm al-Hiran, a Bedouin village in the Negev, to build a Jewish town in its place, which will be called Hiran.
Illegal migrants released from detention barred from Tel Aviv, Eilat
Some 1,200 illegal migrants who will be released from a Negev detention facility will not be allowed to settle in Tel Aviv or Eilat.
Israel’s Supreme Court limits illegal migrants’ detention to 12 months
Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that illegal migrants can only be held in a Negev detention facility for 12 months while a law is revised.\n
Bus carrying Israeli Muslims from prayer crashes, eight dead
A collision involving a truck and a bus carrying Israeli Muslims returning from prayer at Jerusalem\’s al Aqsa mosque killed eight people on Tuesday, police and local officials said.
Israeli group aims to help Arabs — and contain them
He says he’s a leader of a “Zionist settlement” movement, but Raz Sofer’s home is no West Bank outpost.
What a dying business in Sderot looks like, even during cease-fire
Red alert sirens, which have made life here grim for every resident, have made doing business here nearly impossible for many. On Thursday, even as the city was enjoying its fourth day of calm, the sight of gray metal shutters in front of nearly every shop in this alleyway was a stark reminder that Sderot\’s store owners know better than to think that temporary quiet will soon bring customers back.
The Bedouin, human rights, and ‘legitimacy’: A final word to Gerald Steinberg
Gerald Steinberg has asked that I respond to the specific charges he levies against human rights organizations, my colleague Rabbi John Rosove, and me regarding our involvement in protecting the rights of some 30-40,000 Bedouin to avoid forced expulsion from their homes.