At the Iftar meal of the month of Ramadan held at the Kiryat al-Tudada in the Negev, the participation of dozens of Bedouin candidates to serve in the IDF was recorded.
The IDF recently established a special team to increase recruitment rates among the Bedouin society, headed by Lieutenant Colonel Roman Gofman, who was seriously wounded in the battles of the seventh of October when he jumped from his home to the arena and gathered volunteer force.
The Bedouin society has a common past in the IDF's battle heritage. Sheik Odeh Abu Muammar Z.L. was one of the prominent sheikhs who worked to recruit thousands of members of the Bedouin society to the army. Since then, over the years, the number of recruits has decreased. The events of the seventh of October changed the situation when many return and ask to enlist. The increasing desire of the Bedouin society to enlist in the IDF brought dozens of young participants to an iftar event at the Kiryat al-Tusadam in the Negev
Col. (Ret.) Hasan Abu Soleb, a Bedouin officer who speaks to the young people about his career in the army/courtesy of the photographed
The event was also attended by Minister Amichai Shikli, who is in charge of the Bedouin society, the elected head of the Noveh Desert Council, Lt. Col. (retd.) Salama Abu Edisan, the CEO of the Bedouin Authority, Yuval Turgeman, the head of the social division at the Ministry of Defense, Dalia Yanko, and Panchas Ganon, head of the Bedouin Division at the ministry. And SNA Yaniv Shlomo, a special adviser to the Bedouin society.
The head of the Ripman Institute for the Development of the Negev, Hagai Raznik, whose institute has long led a comprehensive study on recruitment, said - "The recruitment of Bedouins into the army is a central framework for integration in Israeli society as a whole, and I congratulate those who do the work and wish them success. Let us not forget the The victims of the Bedouin society in the military and civil arena who paid with their lives. Along with the action in this field, the State of Israel will require the formulation of comprehensive legislation for all areas of life for Bedouin society in order to lead to a unified Negev for Bedouins and Jews together.
Non-prosperity in the Bedouin society is an obstacle to the development of the entire Negev," Reznik continued, "we at the institute will continue to promote thematic research alongside Itagor the decision makers for the formulation of a comprehensive and broad policy. These days we are working on a broad draft of legislation for all areas of life," he concluded.
The Rifman Institute's research book edited by Dr. Inbal Sikoral accompanied by Brigadier General (retd) Shlomi Sandrossi/Walla! system, Walla!
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