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Monday, January 11, 2010

Unrecognized Bedouin village opens day care center

Ma'an
The Regional Council for the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev (RCUV) inaugurated a day care center in As-Shahabi on Monday, the first of its kind for the village’s Bedouin population.

The site of the new Day Care and Community Center, formally a mosque, was donated by a member of the village. Additional funds were raised by communities in the Negev to help with the renovation and the cost of running it.

“For the last four years the government of Israel has been demolishing every new structure built in the unrecognized villages, making the available standing structures rare, and in strong demand for young couples wishing to marry. In this context, the donation of the structure is even more astounding,” said Dr Yeela Livnat Raanan in a statement.

As-Shahabi is an unrecognized village of approximately 2,000 residents located on their historical land. It has no piped water, electricity, roads, other infrastructure or services... Full story
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