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Why the denationalisation of Bedouin Israelis is a threat to Zionism

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Published: 18 September 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

For those who truly and deeply value Israeli citizenship, the denationalisation of Bedouin Israelis is a threat not only to Bedouins but to the State of Israel itself

Why stripping non-Jews of their Israeli citizenship threatens Zionism (Forward)
How can a Zionist remain silent when Israeli citizenship is treated with frivolousness as it has been by the Interior Ministry? How can a Zionist bite her tongue while the very integrity of Israel’s body politic is under attack? (Sep 14)

Is Israel turning its Bedouin citizens into a stateless people? (972Mag)
Israel has been systematically revoking citizenship from its Bedouin citizens without as much as telling them. Is this a harbinger of things to come? (Sep 15)

Photo: Salim al-Dantiri in Bir Hadaj. He too has lost his citizenship due to what Israel claims is a registration error. July 2017 Eliyahu Hershkovitz

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