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Palestine Monitor | 13.11.2009 15:54 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Palestine | World

Beyond the demolitions in its suburbs and the frequent, violent clashes around Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem hides a quieter shame. Southeast of the holy city live the Jahalin Bedouins, a community that has been repeatedly displaced, now enduring subhuman poverty beside Jerusalem’s largest garbage dump. An embarrassment to Palestinians and Israelis, the Bedouins' unique way of life is under grave threat.

60% of Jerusalem's rubbish ends up here
60% of Jerusalem's rubbish ends up here


Eid Raeb is a co-ordinator between the Jabal camp and the European NGOs which are its lifeblood. "The Bedouin life is finished", he declares without hesitation, "sometimes when I look outside I imagine how it was before, but I know that life is over." Eid is one of the founder members of Jabal and has taken their journey from land that became Ma’ale Adumim, one of the fastest growing settlements, to here.

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Okiegirl

14.11.2009 02:53

I am so glad I found this site, thru a hyperlink. I lived in TelAviv for 6 months in 1985, as my husband was working there, at Ben Gurion, on F22s'.

At that time the same old Bs was going on. I refer to the scam about "we will give you restitution and a place to live" HA, the you can build when you get a permit...but you will never get a permit was going onthen. Along with bulldozing ones home and some neighbor's too. Just to teach them a lesson. They have learned that lesson, and what dothey have over there. Chaos and hate.

I used to read the Jerusalem Post, as I did not have TV and cannot read their language.

Why USA defends them is beyond my understanding. GA

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