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The Bedouin residents of Taibeh were displaced from their home in the Negev following
the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt in order that the Israeli government
could build a military base, Navatim, to replace a base previously located in the
Sinai. At that time, Israel appointed a directorate to compensate those who
lost their land and help them adjust to their new circumstances; unfortunately this
directorate has focused the majority of its efforts on displaced Jewish communities,
largely ignoring the Bedouin population. Today, the Bedouin community in Taibeh
remains disenfranchised and they are unrepresented in the Taibeh municipality, a situation
which significantly constrains any efforts of the Bedouin community to improve the
conditions of the neighborhood.
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