Arab MK says plight of flooded Bedouin ignored

As heavy rains lash Israel, causing flooding in some parts of the northern Negev, Joint List MK Taleb Abu Arar lashes out at the Israeli government and media for ignoring the plight of Bedouin in unrecognized towns in the weather-stricken area.

Abu Arar says thousands of students were unable to reach school and the entrance into some villages has been blocked by raging floodwaters.

“Since this morning the media has talked about damage from the storm, but the total cutting off of a number of unrecognized villages from the outside world is completely forgotten,” he says in a statement released by the Joint List spokesperson.

The rain is expected to last until Tuesday in most of the country, with sunny skies set to return on Wednesday, the Israel Meteorological Society said.