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Negev tree crisis

Israeli security forces fire tear gas at Bedouin demonstrators following a protest against a forestation project by the Jewish National Fund near the Bedouin village of Sa'we al-Atrash in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, January 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
January 20, 2022, 4:55 pm
16 Bedouins charged over riots against controversial Negev forestation work
Suspects accused of hurling stones at officers, setting fire to tires, blocking roads and assaulting civilians; three are minors
By Emanuel Fabian
(L-R) Pine trees in a forest near Jerusalem; Bedouins protest against tree planting by the Jewish National Fund, outside the village of al-Atrash in the Negev desert, on January 13, 2022; Firefighting planes extinguish a forest fire near Jerusalem, on June 9, 2021. (Nati Shohat; Jamal Awad; Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 17, 2022, 6:49 am
Invasive species, protests, fires: How Negev tree planting became so controversial
Aleppo pine widely used in JNF’s forestation project is described by some as being ‘like a gallon of petrol’; Bedouins see tree plantings as disrupting their farming livelihoods
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Bedouin youth during a protest against tree planting by the Jewish National Fund, outside the Bedouin village of al-Atrash in the Negev desert, southern Israel, January 13, 2022 (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
January 14, 2022, 11:57 pm
Fresh clashes erupt between police and Bedouin protesters in southern Israel
Locals continue to riot over controversial government tree planting program in lands they consider their own
By ToI Staff
Bedouin protesters and Israeli forces clash during a protest in the southern Israeli village of Sawe al-Atrash in the Negev Desert against a forestation project by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), on January 13, 2022. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
January 14, 2022, 7:40 pm
Shin Bet probing several violent incidents during Negev riots as potential ‘terror’
Security agency looking into assault on security guard, burning of journalist’s car and rocks placed on train tracks; several cars damaged overnight from thrown stones
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Bedouin protesters and Israeli forces clash during a protest in the southern Israeli village of Sawe al-Atrash in the Negev Desert against a forestation project by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), on January 13, 2022. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
January 13, 2022, 6:01 pm
Hundreds of Bedouins clash with police over controversial Negev tree planting
Demonstrators block highway; officers respond with tear gas, stun grenades; 3 hospitalized, 13 arrested during 3rd day of protests
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli police detain a man as Bedouins protest in the Negev Desert against a forestation project by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), on January 12, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
January 13, 2022, 11:16 am
Amid crisis, government said advancing plan to recognize 10-12 Bedouin villages
Report says negotiations to start Thursday over ‘unprecedented’ program; 21 arrested in 2nd night of riots over official tree-planting in Negev, which has sparked coalition turmoil
By ToI Staff
Tires are set on fire in the southern Bedouin town of Tel Sheva, January 12, 2022. (Screenshot: Twitter)
January 12, 2022, 10:31 pm
Cops, rioters clash for 2nd straight night in protests against Negev tree planting
12 arrested in Bedouin towns as unrest continues despite promised deal; Ra’am’s Abbas denounces violence, says his party ‘suffers every day to be partners in the coalition’
By ToI Staff
Israeli police officers guard outside the Bedouin village of Mulada, in the Negev on January 12, 2022. (Flash90)
January 12, 2022, 6:30 pm
JNF finishes planting on disputed Negev lands as state seeks compromise with Bedouin
Opposition MKs advance legislation to embarrass coalition as Ra’am boycott of votes remains in place; minister says sides will meet Thursday in effort to strike deal
By ToI Staff
Israeli police detain a man as Bedouins protest in the southern Negev Desert against a forestation project by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), on January 12, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
January 12, 2022, 6:04 pm
Why tree planting in the Negev sparked protests, riots and a coalition crisis
In JNF forests, Bedouin see ‘soft expulsion,’ environmentalists see a key ecological interest, and right-wing politicians see a weapon against ‘illegal squatters’
By Aaron Boxerman
Israeli police detain a man as Bedouins protest in the Negev Desert against a forestation project by the Jewish National Fund (JNF), on January 12, 2022. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
January 12, 2022, 1:15 pm
11 arrested in clashes as Negev tree-planting resumes, then pauses in climbdown
Working to ease coalition crisis, minister brokers temporary deal to halt forestation program pending negotiations
By ToI Staff
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