Israel/Palestine: Forests over (Indigenous) People
Israel`s Forest of Yatir to expand over Bedouin village It should be good news, but it`s not. Israel`s largest man-made forest is set for enlargement, but at the expense of a village where a Bedouin community
Published : 23 June 2014
Battir: Palestine’s New World Heritage Site
Palestine has a new World Heritage Site: the ancient West Bank village of Battir, famous for its extensive dry-stone terracing and ancient irrigation systems that date to pre-Roman times. The hand-built terraces form an “organically
Published : 20 June 2014
Habitat III Expectations: CSOs Speak
Civic participation in, and the normative framework of global urban policy have evolved since 1976, but not always progressively. How has civil society contributed to the Habitat Agenda process and content? Is this dynamic advancing or regressing
Published : 20 June 2014
Israel: al-Araqib Demolished for 70th Time
BEERSHEBA— Israeli forces on Thursday demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 70th time, witnesses told Ma’an. Hundreds of Israeli police officers and Special Forces deployed in the area at dawn and closed all
Published : 12 June 2014
Welcoming Tunisia`s Truth and Dignity Commission
Cairo—After a careful selection process, the Tunisian National Constituent Assembly has launched the 15-member Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC) in a pioneering effort toward transitional justice for gross violations over the period since the country’s
Published : 11 June 2014
Israeli Supreme Court Offers Naqab Conciliation
Israeli Supreme Court offers a conciliation process to achieve a fair solution on Bedouin lands case; state must answer in two weeks whether it agrees to conciliation on al-Araqib lands At the end of long deliberation
Published : 04 June 2014
Sustainable Development Goals Revealed
A long-awaited set of sustainable development goals were released on Tuesday. They are meant to inform high-level negotiations for a post-2015 global development framework which will kick into high gear this September during the United Nations General
Published : 04 June 2014
Communication to 38th World Heritage Committee on the Nomination of Battir as a World Heritage Site in Danger
Battle for Battir: Palestine’s New UNESCO World Heritage Site Palestine has a new World Heritage Site: the ancient West Bank village of Battir, famous for its extensive dry-stone terracing and ancient irrigation systems that date to
Published : 03 June 2014
Israel Supreme Court Hears Naqab Bedouin Land Claim
Today, at 9 AM, the Supreme Court in Jerusalem will hear the appeal of the heirs of Sheikh Suleiman al-Ukbi regarding the right of ownership of land at al-Araqib and Zazhilika, northwest of Be`er Sheba.
Published : 02 June 2014
