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February 28, 2012

Where Is the ‘Inevitable’ Bedouin Intifada Israel Guaranteed?

by Mya Guarnieri, +972, Israel - In 2004, Israeli officials were up in arms about an impending Bedouin Intifada. But the Bedouin didn’t rebel and now, despite plans to expel tens of thousands of them from their homes in the West Bank and the Negev, things remain relatively quiet. Why?

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