SherriMunnerlyn
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GOVT DROPS PRAWER
"On Thursday, December 12th,*Israel announced that the current version of the Prawer Plan would be dropped.*Extremely controversial, the Prawer Plan threatened expulsion and dispossession of lands to an estimated 40,000 Negev Bedouin. Below are responses from Atia Al Assam, Chairman of the Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages in the Negev, and from Rabbis for Human Rights."
Rabbis for Human Rights on the intention to discontinue the hearings on the Prawer bill, this is their statement:
"As we have said and known, Israel and the Jewish people are better than the Prawer bill and the intention to displace 40 thousand citizens from their homes. We congratulate the Bedouin community on their steadfast and successful campaign. The steps taken by former MK Benny Begin are also praiseworthy, as it is written: The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart (Psalms 15:2). We also caution that preventing this problematic plan from being implemented is only the first stage; the next stage must be recognition of the unrecognized Bedouin villages and the promotion of basic infrastructure and budgets, according to the alternative plan of the Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages and expert planners from Bimkom, as we are commanded, You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born (Leviticus 24:22)."
Gov't drops Prawer | Rabbis for Human RightsRabbis for Human Rights
I read of this story on multiple sites, to include Maan and Mondoweiss, but I include the story as reported by Rabbis For Human Rights.
I so admire this organization and their commitment to human rights.
As they are optomistic about what could happen next, so am I.
I believe the attitude these human rights issues are approached with can make the world of difference in how the issues are resolved.
I hope the death of Prawer will lead the people in the land to recognition of the unrecognized villages and to moving closer to equal rights for Bedouin Israelis.
"On Thursday, December 12th,*Israel announced that the current version of the Prawer Plan would be dropped.*Extremely controversial, the Prawer Plan threatened expulsion and dispossession of lands to an estimated 40,000 Negev Bedouin. Below are responses from Atia Al Assam, Chairman of the Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages in the Negev, and from Rabbis for Human Rights."
Rabbis for Human Rights on the intention to discontinue the hearings on the Prawer bill, this is their statement:
"As we have said and known, Israel and the Jewish people are better than the Prawer bill and the intention to displace 40 thousand citizens from their homes. We congratulate the Bedouin community on their steadfast and successful campaign. The steps taken by former MK Benny Begin are also praiseworthy, as it is written: The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart (Psalms 15:2). We also caution that preventing this problematic plan from being implemented is only the first stage; the next stage must be recognition of the unrecognized Bedouin villages and the promotion of basic infrastructure and budgets, according to the alternative plan of the Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages and expert planners from Bimkom, as we are commanded, You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born (Leviticus 24:22)."
Gov't drops Prawer | Rabbis for Human RightsRabbis for Human Rights
I read of this story on multiple sites, to include Maan and Mondoweiss, but I include the story as reported by Rabbis For Human Rights.
I so admire this organization and their commitment to human rights.
As they are optomistic about what could happen next, so am I.
I believe the attitude these human rights issues are approached with can make the world of difference in how the issues are resolved.
I hope the death of Prawer will lead the people in the land to recognition of the unrecognized villages and to moving closer to equal rights for Bedouin Israelis.
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