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Bedouin Leaders Condemn National Security Minister Ben Gvir's Tree Planting in Negev as Provocation
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 17 hours ago
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is visiting a Negev site for tree planting aimed at preventing illegal land use, but local Bedouin leaders condemn the move as a provocative political stunt that worsens Jewish-Arab tensions and fails to address regional issues.
- 01Itamar Ben Gvir visits Negev site for tree planting near Highway 6 on July 29, 2026.
- 02Planting aims to protect land from illegal construction and support infrastructure expansion.
- 03Council of Unrecognized Villages calls campaign a failed, wasteful political stunt.
- 04Bedouin leaders accuse Ben Gvir of provoking Jewish-Arab discord and failing in governance.
- 05The dispute underscores ongoing tensions over land rights and state control in the Negev.
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