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Land and Housing Rights Violations in Israel’s Unrecognized Bedouin Villages
March 30, 2008

This 130-page report documents how discriminatory Israeli laws and practices force tens of thousands of Bedouin in the south of Israel to live in “unrecognized” shanty towns where they are under constant threat of seeing their homes demolished and their communities torn apart.

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ISBN: E2005
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Table of Contents
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  • I. Summary
  • II. Note on Methodology and Scope
  • III. Background
  • IV. Discrimination in Land Allocation and Access
  • V. Discrimination in Planning
  • VI. Home Demolitions
  • VII. Lack of Compensation or Adequate Alternatives
  • VIII. Israel's Obligations under International Law, and Comparative Practice
  • IX. Detailed Recommendations
  • X. Acknowledgments
  • Appendix A: Special Procedures Address the Bedouin Problem
  • Appendix B: Home Demolition Statistics
  • Appendix C: Sample Warning
  • Appendix D: Sample Administrative Demolition Order
  • Appendix E: Sample Judicial Demolition Order
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