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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 568

Umm al-Hiran

A view of the unrecognized village of Umm al-Hiran, early November 14, 2024. (The Regional Council of the Unrecognized Villages in the Negev)
November 15, 2024, 8:53 am
Unrecognized Bedouin village in Negev razed to make way for new Jewish community
Group representing impoverished towns slams ‘population replacement’ plan set to affect 9,000 residents from 14 localities; demolition said to go ahead over Shin Bet objection
By Noam Lehmann
Bedouin volunteers paint a concrete rocket shelter installed the day before in the unrecognized Bedouin village of Umm al-Khiran, southern Israel, on December 7, 2023. (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
December 13, 2023, 1:10 pm
Unrecognized Bedouin village gets its first-ever rocket shelter, as war rages
Umm al-Hiran, like many vulnerable Negev communities, lacks infrastructure – including critical protection from missiles – and is at risk of displacement
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Then-head of the Police Internal Investigations Department Uri Carmel speaks at a police event in Jerusalem, January 27, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2020, 2:41 pm
Ex-top investigator alleges prosecution coverup in police killing of Bedouin man
Former Police Internal Investigations Department head claims that opposition to idea that Yaqoub Abu al-Qia’an was a terrorist was removed from official documents by Shai Nitzan
By ToI Staff
Former Israel Police commissioner Roni Alsheich speaks during a Channel 12 TV conference in Tel Aviv on September 5, 2019. (Flash90)
September 18, 2020, 12:33 am
Denying cover-up, former police chief insists killed Bedouin man was terrorist
Contradicting Netanyahu, Roni Alsheich says 2017 incident, in which law enforcement has been accused of suppressing evidence, was ‘certainly a terrorist attack’
By ToI Staff
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset, on December 9, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
September 15, 2020, 8:41 pm
Comptroller rules out probe of alleged police cover-up in Bedouin man’s killing
Acknowledging ‘deficiencies,’ Matanyahu Englman says he will look at accusation of police misconduct in annual report but won’t open separate investigation
By ToI Staff
New Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn speaks during a ceremony at the Justice Ministry on May 18, 2020. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
September 13, 2020, 4:33 pm
Justice minister asks for probe into alleged cover-up of Bedouin man’s killing
But Nissenkorn slams Netanyahu’s attempt to link 2017 case of Yaqoub Abu al-Qia’an, who was smeared as an Islamic State-supporting terrorist, to his own legal woes
By ToI Staff
Yaqoub Mousa Abu al-Qia'an. (Courtesy)
September 12, 2020, 7:53 pm
Family of Bedouin man killed by cops demands former top officials stand trial
Yaqoub Abu al-Qia’an’s relatives hit out at former police chief, minister, top prosecutor for allegedly suppressing info that he wasn’t a terrorist
By ToI Staff
Yaqoub Mousa Abu al-Qia'an. (Courtesy)
September 10, 2020, 4:39 pm
Minister visits family of Bedouin man slain by cops, mulls state payout
Amir Peretz apologizes on behalf of government for branding Yaqoub Abu al-Qia’an a terrorist, in first condolence visit since January 2017 killing
By ToI Staff
Israeli police stand next to a vehicle that crashed into police officers in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, January 18, 2017. (Israel Police)
September 10, 2020, 1:55 pm
A terrible injustice, belatedly acknowledged for the wrong reasons
Amid pre-dawn chaos in a Bedouin village, a civilian lost his life. So did a cop. And the authorities rushed to a false conclusion. Now the truth is out, and the damage is rippling
By David Horovitz
The car of Yaqoub Abu al-Qia'an, following an incident initially claimed by police to be a terrorist attack, in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, southern Israel, January 18, 2017. Evidence subsequently came out that showed the incident was not a terrorist attack (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 9, 2020, 10:37 pm
Shin Bet calls report it refused to help Umm al-Hiran probe ‘spurious, absurd’
Security agency issues rare, scathing rebuke of Israel Hayom article about fatal 2017 shooting of Bedouin man which caused his car to crash into a police officer, killing him
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli police stand next to a vehicle that crashed into police officers in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, January 18, 2017. (Israel Police)
September 8, 2020, 1:55 pm
Police minister calls for fresh probe into 2017 killing of Bedouin teacher
Amir Ohana questions claim that Yaqoub Abu Al-Qia’an was shot during attack at Umm al-Hiran, as PM’s allies seize on report alleging coverup by ex-prosecutor
By ToI Staff
The car of Yaqoub Abu al-Qia'an, following an incident initially claimed by police to be a terrorist attack, in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, southern Israel, January 18, 2017. Evidence subsequently came out that showed the incident was not a terrorist attack (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 6, 2020, 12:15 pm
Relatives of Bedouin man shot dead by police in 2017 sue for NIS 17 million
Lawsuit claims cop failures to blame for clash in a southern village, in which Yaqoub Abu Al-Qia’an and an officer died
By ToI Staff
Israeli police stand next to a vehicle that crashed into police officers in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, January 18, 2017. (Israel Police)
February 23, 2020, 11:28 am
Probe shows Bedouin man was shot by police in 2017 for no reason, left to die
Details from investigation into incident in Umm al-Hiran in which Yaqoub Abu Al-Qia’an and policeman Erez Levi were killed show multiple failures by forces at the scene
By Michael Bachner
Arab Joint List leader MK Ayman Odeh was injured during a protest against house demolitions in the Negev town of Umm al-Hiran on January 18, 2017. (Courtesy/Arab Joint List)
September 20, 2018, 10:17 pm
Cop who pepper-sprayed Arab MK during melee won’t face charges
Ayman Odeh accuses Justice Ministry panel of ‘whitewashing’ incident at Umm al-Hiran demolition
By ToI Staff
Israeli police stand next to a vehicle that crashed into police officers in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, January 18, 2017. (Israel Police)
June 11, 2018, 10:14 am
Shin Bet report said to have ruled out terror in Bedouin village car-ramming
Document reportedly concluded last year’s deadly incident in Umm al-Hiran was caused by ‘serious police failure’; state has cleared officers of wrongdoing
By Michael Bachner
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