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Al-Arakib village demolition pictures
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ytres
ytres - - 1,800 comments

More violence and discord in the areas in and around Israel. It doesn't end.

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Pictures from demolition of al-Arakib village in the Negev that has been destroyed 7 times because of Israel's lack of recognition of it even though the village existed for many years before the creation of the state.

Not sure what exact date of these photos is, probably the demolition that has taken place in July this year.

Info from the site activestills.org
"Early this morning police raided the unrecognized Bedouin village of al-Arakib in the Negev, destroyed all 40 of its houses, and evicted more than 300 residents. The residents, mostly children, were left homeless. The unprecedented raid began at about 4:30 in the morning, residents were surprised to wake up surrounded by a huge force of 1,500 police with guns, stun grenades, helmets and shields, including hundreds of Special Riot Police as well as mounted police, helicopters and bulldozers. At the residents'' call, dozens of left-wing activists and volunteers arrived from all over the country, helping them to offer non-violent resistance. Several residents were bruised and beaten by police, though not needing medical attention. One woman demonstrator was detained by the police. The police removed the residents'' property into prepared containers, and bulldozers demolished the residential buildings and sheepfolds and destroyed the residents'' fruit..."
Activestills.org

BBC news (27 July 2010):
Bbc.co.uk