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On both sides of the barricade: Leaders of anti-violence protests in Be'er Sheva and Bedouin activists are opening everything up

At the initiative of Walla !, the residents of BS met with their neighbors. They talked about the daily fear of violence and demanded that the Bedouin sector take responsibility, and on the other hand, sector activists pointed an accusing finger at the country and claimed severe neglect. "Fight problems together"

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Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 22:12 Updated: 22:24

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In the video: A discussion of crime in the south (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

They argued for long minutes, and sometimes the tones rose so much that we had to temporarily stop filming.

Activists protesting against the incompetence of the police in the south and social activists from the Bedouin society met today (Tuesday) for a conversation initiated by Walla !.

Protest activists, who feel insecure in their daily lives, demanded that representatives from the Bedouin sector take responsibility.

The Bedouin activists, for their part, demanded that the protesters stop generalizing their sector and incite against the whole of society.

In the end, however, almost everyone agreed that they were in the same boat.

At first, Ortal Shmueli Perlman, from the Negev Promotion Forum, tried to make it clear to Raed Abu Alqian, a social activist, that the GSS needed intervention in dealing with the problem. Certainly not the entire Bedouin population is to blame, Ortal says. Of Be'er Sheva residents to travel on the roads.

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"Afraid to drive on the roads", Ortal Shmueli Perlman (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

"Since January, there has been an escalation, which does not characterize the entire Bedouin sector, but it is still a difficult escalation," the protest activist claims.

"People are afraid to travel on the roads, there is harassment of women, there are many weapons among some of the residents of the sector - and this is unacceptable. It is forbidden to close one's eyes. There is a big rift in the Negev, people are afraid to walk the streets. ".

Raed, for his part, sees things differently.

For him, there is no crisis between the populations but "problems", and he does not actually think that the Negev is bleeding.

"I do not deny the situation," he says, referring to the riots in Soroka.

"The incident was not directed against the hospital, and we condemn it."

"There is no electricity and no water", Raed Abu Al-Qayin (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

"The Bedouin population has been shouting against violence for years and everyone is ignoring. When the incident is spotty and reaches Be'er Sheva - everyone is called out. The hospital is a holy place," Raed claims, pointing an accusing finger at the authorities. "This is a small handful and we should not be generalized. There is incitement against an entire population. There is great neglect by the government, the state ignores the Bedouin population. Localities are not recognized, there is no electricity and water." Alkian also says that "there is harm to the Jewish population as well. There is no rift between the populations, there are problems and they must be solved, together we must solve the problem. The GSS must be brought in to solve the problem." When

Almog Cohen from the Negev Rescue Committee arrives For the meeting, the winds are getting a little hot. According to him, there is definitely a serious crisis in the Negev. "The rioters have no respect for anyone. There is no reason why crimes should be committed. "There is concern among the residents of Be'er Sheva," he says. "Most of the Bedouin population is loyal. Many of them are good citizens,But they are afraid. "

"Rioters have no respect for anyone," Almog Cohen (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

On the other hand, Talal Silman al-Karnui, chairman of the Rahat Forum and a member of the headquarters for victims of racism, did not remain obligated and claimed that there was generalization and wild incitement against the Bedouin in the Negev: "Yesterday there was a demonstration. "On all sides, but Bedouin society has been neglected for years."

"Demanding social solutions", Talal al-Karnui (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

"I hear statements that the GSS should be included and that is very bad.

"We need to fight the problems together, in front of government ministries and against decision-makers, in order to change the situation of Arab and Bedouin society in the Negev, in all respects," al-Karnui explains. Every small offense must not go head to head with them and arrest them, putting them in jail will make them criminals and this will lead to more serious problems. The problems should be solved through social and economic solutions and not through police, arrests and GSS.

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