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I sew it in,” she explains People always ask me how I came up with the idea I see how happy and excited people are with the work how they just hold the dishes and examine and ask how it’s done.” Making it in the art world took her some time and in some ways included going against the grain of her community I don’t know anyone else who does ceramics at all although there are people who learned painting or finished a bachelor’s degree in art,” she says “All my studies took place at a later stage I completed my 12 years of studies at the age of 24 and then started to head in a more academic direction Now I’m [planning to study toward] a PhD in arts,” she says “With all the difficulties that were involved I survived it and got my bachelor’s degree and my teaching certificate and that’s when I started thinking differently — that I could do a master’s and that I want it to be in art.” Grabia does her ceramic work on the side; she works full time as a schoolteacher and preschool teacher for the Education Ministry Her gallery became a popular stop for tourist groups in Israel “A Bedouin woman really can develop her art this way but when I was starting out it wasn’t an easy thing to do – even nowadays there’s some difficulty with doing art and teaching art – yet with all of these obstacles I insisted on it with my family until they agreed,” Grabia says “It makes me happy to see my success and realize that the sky’s the limit for me,” she adds and also serve as somewhat of a role model – you can now matriculate in art in Segev Shalom.” is supportive of her ambitions and even assists her but he caught the ceramics bug from his wife She has been especially appreciative of his support through the coronavirus crisis “I couldn’t have done it without him; I would have broken down a long time ago if I were by myself,” she says we used to have buses coming to the gallery all the time but [during the pandemic]only one group came to us.” It’s not yet possible to purchase Grabia’s works online but she hopes to get an ecommerce option up and running so that she can reach customers anywhere “Lots of people approach me and ask me for my artwork and I really think that once we also go online “I can see that once I put my things online To contact Zenab Grabia, click here Red Alert sirens were activated this evening (Tuesday) in several areas in southern Israel due to a projectile that was launched at Israel from Yemen "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in central and southern Negev a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF prior to crossing into Israeli territory Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol." This is the first time in two months that an enemy attack activated sirens in the Negev Houthi leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi sent a threatening message to Israel following US President Donald Trump's latest warning against both the Houthis and their Iranian masters "The naval blockade of Israel is a first step we cannot wait and see that our position remains at this level we will not hesitate to take greater action," he said an Israeli soldier who was killed following a deadly infiltration by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip at his funeral at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem Community officer for the Bedouin community at the Aroer station 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade fighter Officer in the Coordination of Enforcement Operations unit 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade fighter Snapir sailor in the 914th Patrol Squadron Commander in the Computer Service Directorate Commander in the coordination of enforcement operations unit Killed in battle at the Sderot Police 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humanitarian aid sold for cash The Lebanese President announced that in 2025 weapons would be concentrated exclusively in state hands maintaining that Hezbollah's disarmament "will.. Analysis  Archaeology Blogpost Business & Finance Culture Exclusive Explainer Environment Features Health In Brief Jewish World Judea and Samaria Lifestyle Cyber & Internet Sports Diplomacy  Iran & The Gulf Gaza Strip Politics Shopping Terms of use Privacy Policy Submissions Contact Us The first issue of Israel Hayom appeared on July 30 Israel Hayom was founded on the belief that the Israeli public deserves better more balanced and more accurate journalism [contact-form-7 id=”508379″ html_id=”isrh_form_Newsletter_en” title=”newsletter_subscribe”] During operational activity on Wednesday an additional monkey was found held in a homemade cage in an open area in a Bedouin settlement led by detectives from the Segev Shalom police station in cooperation with the Border Police Police forces rescued the monkey and transferred him to supervisors from the Nature and Parks Authority who brought the monkey to a protected shelter for medical treatment and comprehensive tests Thus far, police and Nature and Parks Authority forces have rescued 10 monkeys and two lion cubs in their enforcement efforts 16 monkeys and four lions were rescued from the area Some of the lions were in complex medical condition and are receiving professional treatment Israel Police and the Nature and Parks Authority clarified that possession of protected wild animals such as monkeys and lions is a serious crime which harms the animals due to their unique needs especially from a social and health perspective which they cannot receive in a private setting The Nature and Parks Authority also called on the public to examine their medical states if they were close to wild animals in unprotected situations due to concerns of infection with zoonotic illnesses such as tuberculosis and rabies Twenty-six soldiers lost their lives in the fighting | Background photo: AFP Over 900 Israelis were killed Saturday after the Hamas terror organization launched a surprise multi-front attack on Israel Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The following soldiers died in the fighting: the commander of the 481st Signal Battalion the commander of the Multidimensional Unit (Maglan) the commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion a logistics soldier in the Home Front Command the deputy commander of the Nahal reconnaissance unit a commander in the Artillery Corps' drone unit the deputy head of the patrol unit at the Ofakim station an officer in the coordination of the enforcement operations unit The Shin Bet security agency said five of its agents and veterans were killed in the attacks: The Israel Fire and Rescue Services said that several firefighters were killed by Hamas a senior firefighter from the Netivot station Some 15 Israelis were murdered in the village of Netiv HaAsara: from the Kfar Aviv agricultural community near Ashdod head of the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council The names and ranks of the Israel Police officers who died in combat were also released Deputy superintendent Yitzhak Bazooka Shvili a commander in the coordination of enforcement operations unit officer in special division in fighting terror officer in the special unit for combating terrorism Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Meir Abragil sniper in the special unit for combating terrorism head of logistics headquarters at Sderot station fighter in the special unit for combating terrorism forensics department crime scene investigator Advanced Staff Sergeant Yorai Eliyahu Cohen fighter in special unit for combating terrorism sapper in special unit for combating terrorism Subscribe to Israel Hayom's daily newsletter and never miss our top stories 2023Get email notification for articles from Nati Yefet FollowMar 14 2023Speaking at the inauguration of a police station located in the Segev Shalom local council in the Negev police chief Kobi Shabtai said that "without the legitimacy of the public we've no right to exist as a police force." citing Egyptian military buildup in SinaiThe Purim party was scheduled to take place some nine miles from the border with Egypt over the weekend Akiva van Koningsveld 2 min readIsraeli police have refused to grant permission for a Purim party scheduled to take place in the Negev desert over the weekend citing security concerns including Egypt's military buildup on the border organized by the producers of the Nova Festival where Hamas terrorists killed 364 people was scheduled to take place some nine miles from the Egyptian border 10 of the people taken captive during the October 7 massacre and subsequently freed were expected to attend the event as were hundreds of other survivors and relatives of murdered victims In a letter to organisers cited by Hebrew media the commander of the Israel Police's Segev Shalom station "It should be taken into account that the designated location for the Purim event is 15 kilometers from the border with Egypt which has recently been arming itself and has deployed many tanks to the Sinai Desert." Additional security concerns listed by Amran reportedly included the Islamic Ramadan holiday the faltering ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip and organizers' initial failure to ask the IDF for permission The organisers have filed a petition in the Be’ersheva District Court demanding that they be allowed to proceed despite the police denial The petition claims the event intends "to serve as a central component in the rehabilitation process of the survivors of the Nova Festival massacre and to be part of strengthening the Israeli home front." According to the data provided by the company to the court approximately 2,000 tickets have been purchased at a cost of hundreds of thousands of shekels." It added "Some 1,000 of those who bought tickets are released hostages the Israel Police emphasized that it "remains responsible for the security of the event participants and all the actions and requirements are aimed at preventing as well as ensuring the security and safety of the public." The Israeli Police "carries out a situational assessment and approvals for events that require a license and takes into account all safety measures while performing all necessary actions to ensure the security and safety of the attendees." It added: "As part of the situational assessments and intelligence [assessments] police examine all the variables that may affect the nature of the event or whether it will take place at all." Hamas terrorists slaughtered 364 people—nearly a third of the 1,200 people killed during the massacre—at the October 7 Nova Festival There were widespread reports of rape and sex crimes Satellite images indicating changes in Egyptian army deployment in the Sinai Peninsula have reportedly led security coordinators in Israeli border towns to paint a worrying picture of recent developments Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter accused Egypt on Jan 28 of "very serious" violations of its 45-year-old peace treaty with the Jewish state saying Jerusalem would discuss the issue "very soon." Egypt has constructed military bases in Sinai "that can only be used for offensive operations for offensive weapons—that's a clear violation," Leiter said in his first meeting with American Jewish organizations Egypt’s breach "is an issue that is going to come to the fore because it's not tolerable," the Israeli diplomatic envoy explained This is going to be an issue that we’re going to put on the table very soon and very emphatically." Nova massacre October 7 Egypt Hamas An Israeli Bedouin resident of an unrecognized village in the Negev desert Adel abu Sbeich, an engineer who lives in the small village of El Baht here in Israel’s Negev desert heads home each day worried that he might not have one Most Israelis take comfort in the Iron Dome the country’s highly effective missile defense system and the sirens that warn of imminent air attacks But Bedouin citizens of Israel like abu Sheich who live in unrecognized areas like El Baht have no such sense of safety the vast expanse of desert that comprises southern Israel Their roots here stretch back thousands of years But those in the Negev are also Israelis — they hold national ID cards and many serve in the Israel Defense Forces About half of them live in villages and towns not recognized as legal by the government and met several families who had lived there for generations Hamas rockets killed many of their relatives on Oct An estimated 21 Bedouins have died in rocket attacks since the start of the war in both official towns and unrecognized areas There are Bedouin children among the hostages in Gaza as well as those killed in the villages and during IDF service Many Israelis fault their government for allowing the country’s defenses to flag as Hamas prepared for its massive attack in which terrorists killed 1,400 and took around 200 people hostage many Bedouin also lack the security that helps other Israelis sleep at night There is much more that Israel could do to protect them these Bedouin say — or to enable them to protect themselves The government does not grant building permits in unrecognized areas, even to build a bomb shelter. Homes and other structures erected by the community are routinely demolished asked that I not photograph the site of a recent rocket attack where a home was being rebuilt — they were afraid that the Israeli government might come and knock it down.) “We’re always worried they’ll be coming to destroy your home,” a resident added who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of government reprisal and by the governments” of both Israel and Gaza a spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Equality told me that “the responsibility for building a safe room is the individual’s and not the state’s,” but confirmed that individuals cannot do so in unrecognized areas This policy may already have cost civilian lives lost his mother and niece in a rocket attack during the first hours of the war The extended family was preparing to eat breakfast in a communal building a rocket struck the building where they’d gathered Several younger children ran outside to chase a wild white dog just before the blast The children ask about their grandmother often “Now we have lost that life” and it is difficult to imagine a future without her He was also injured in the blast — his back was burned and both his arm and the back of his head were still wrapped in gauze when we spoke He said his community doesn’t ask for much “You’re dreaming about the basics,” he said We’re just fixing our house that was destroyed and hoping the government doesn’t destroy it.” the municipality dropped off a concrete tube an Israeli construction and industrial manufacturer meant to stand in for a proper missile shelter for the residents and it’s hard to imagine feeling safe inside it “We fulfill our obligations but don’t receive the minimum of our rights from the state,” said abu Sbeich referring to protection from rocket attacks given to most Israelis The village is a 30-minute drive from Soroka Medical Center But the only entrance is a bumpy dirt road makes it impossible to sleep during wartime “My house shakes the whole time since the war began The ambulance wasn’t able to find the injured until their neighbors moved them to the main road abu Sbeich said — a long and hilly walk from the blast site near the Israeli city of Be’er Sheva — the largest in the Negev —  I visited another grieving community an unrecognized village near the Bedouin city of Hura Many had lost friends in the attacks on the nearby kibbutzim had been killed by rockets: two 16-year-olds The local men had turned one communal building into a house of mourning for the grieving fathers — Malik and Jawad’s father drinking coffee and sweet tea brewed over hot coals One of them kept pouring tiny cups for everyone The mourners and their close friends sat on soft couches and chairs the family awoke to the sounds of explosions — something they’re used to and the neighbors and family gathered to calm them “There was panic in this awful situation,” he said Where are the warning systems?” said Raid Abu-Alkian with equal citizenship rights for all her residents are well-educated — several residents are teachers The dust blows in your eyes here with even a slight breeze But it’s beautiful and green in the spring He drove me up one of the dusty, bumpy roads in the village, to the home of Yosra Al Keran — Jawad and Malik’s mother. We spoke on her front porch, and a guest poured us strong coffee, and brought dates. Yosra is originally from the Bedouin city of Rahat charismatic and passionate boys who impressed their teachers and diligently studied the Quran She showed me several of the speeches they gave in school Jawad often patiently helped her figure out computer problems — “He was so smart,” his cousin Mohammad added there is broad consensus that these deaths were entirely preventable and that the government had abdicated its responsibilities to them Abu-Alkian wants the Bedouin who live in unrecognized areas to be given three things: Iron Dome protection and permission to build portable bomb shelters The state is working to give families in these unrecognized areas free plots of land “to build a house there legally that will include a safe room,” Bar When asked to clarify whether or not the unrecognized areas are protected by the Iron Dome the IDF and equality ministry spokesperson directed me to the Ministry of Defense; at the time of this writing who live in officially recognized cities and towns the Iron Dome provides some physical safety from rockets But there are still an insufficient number of safe rooms and many feel the government has abandoned them In normal times, the Bedouin town of Segev Shalom, one such area, is a popular tourist destination for Jewish Israelis Jews and Arabs come together for the Iftar break-fast “the trust between Arab and Jews was broken,” Amal abu Altwm who runs a women’s empowerment organization for Bedouin women “We must remain one body and citizens united by Arab-Jewish coexistence and common ties of brotherhood and good neighborliness,” she added short for “war room” in Hebrew where she gathers and distributes food and baby supplies at least a dozen Muslim women and children were helping to pack and her living room was overflowing with packages of donated food Many other local Arab and Jewish men and women have been assisting Chana Pollack and Odeya Rosenband helped with translation Laura E. Adkins is a senior director at Jewish Women International and the former opinion editor of the Forward. Email her or follow her on X. @laura_e_adkinsLaura.Elizabeth.Adkinsadkinsdebate I’d like to ask you to please support the Forward American Jews need independent news they can trust At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S rising antisemitism and polarized discourse This is a great time to support independent Jewish journalism you rely on See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs subject line “republish,” with any questions or to let us know what stories you’re picking up Copyright © 2025 The Forward Association In recent years images of apparel with handicraft themes have adorned many glossy magazine covers but for the designers who are showcasing Palestinian embroidery It is a national symbol that tells the Palestinian story and it is a means of preserving a people's roots for future generations through art By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org Opponents just managed to scuttle a bill that would have resettled most of Israel’s nomadic Bedouin in recognized Bedouin towns What is it about the recognized towns that’s so unappealing to Bedouin nomads Israel (JTA) – In this unofficial Bedouin town of 14,000 not far from Beersheva in the Negev Desert families live in clusters of shanties with intermittent electricity provided by generators or solar panels A communal structure has soft plastic walls and dirt floors with a small pit at one end for an open fire that provides the room’s only heat Roads in many places are demarcated only by piles of rocks Bedouin tribes like those living in Wadi al-Naam and similar settlements all over southern Israel have waged a battle with the Israeli government over land rights with the government refusing to recognize the unofficial settlements or give them electricity or infrastructure and the Bedouins refusing to move says if he wanted to move to the nearby recognized Bedouin town of Segev Shalom “No one comes here to ask what you’re doing I prefer to die here and not move somewhere else.” Israel was set to bring a major resolution to the dispute by enacting a law — years in the making and following months of Knesset debate — that would have legalized some Bedouin villages and given them infrastructure while forcing others to relocate to recognized towns where they would be given small land plots and some cash grants But the plan was shelved late last week with no vote after opponents on the right and left expressed concerns Now the government must go back to the drawing board Some opponents of the law and many Bedouin say the government wants to confiscate their land and profit from it The government says it wants to settle the claims so that it can use the lands to develop housing and infrastructure The law would have addressed the status of approximately 110,000 Bedouin who live in unrecognized villages in the northern Negev “It’s not about taking the Bedouin and making a transfer,” said Doron Almog director of the office of Economic and Community Development of the Negev Bedouin in the Prime Minister’s Office “It’s relocation from poverty to modernity This will happen together with the Bedouin.” one of seven Bedouin towns set up by the government about four decades ago as an experiment in transitioning the historically nomadic group to a more modern one vexing issue is what the newly resettled nomadic Bedouin would do in their new urban digs “Bedouins used to plant olive trees and work the land but that isn’t appropriate for the city,” said Nabhan El-Sana project director for the Lakia Local Council According to Israel’s socioeconomic rating system no Bedouin town scores better than a two out of 10 infrastructure is in short supply and municipal budgets are small Those who work usually do so outside of town in nearby Jewish villages or cities “The situation is very difficult,” said Talal Alkrinawi “The worst communities are the Bedouin towns The reason is that the government didn’t invest resources to develop industry and economy in the Bedouin cities Alkrinawi says that 79 percent of Rahat residents live below the poverty line the unemployment rates for Rahat and Lakia were 12 percent and 19 percent the average annual salary is less than $20,000 A government-sponsored employment program in Rahat run out of a new community center for young people aims to put more of the city’s young adults to work professional certification programs and entrepreneurship coaching One of the greatest is the relatively small proportion of Bedouin with college degrees About 46 percent of Israelis aged 25 to 64 have college degrees according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development “The picture is not rosy,” Abu Zaid told JTA “We believe that employment must be accompanied by business development in the town Government officials say that programs like the youth center plus a final settlement to land disputes will help growth in Bedouin employment rates and quality of life The government is developing an industrial park outside Rahat as well as a new neighborhood in the city that will offer subsidized housing to local Bedouin “We need to plan things and execute them slowly,” said Ami Tesler head of the Community Relations Department for the Bedouin in the Prime Minister’s Office “If you understand you have a certain number of families in a certain area Many Bedouin living in the unrecognized villages do not see relocation as the answer head of the Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages says he prefers that the government instead recognize the unofficial villages settling land disputes and providing the villages with infrastructure and basic services “They need to solve this with dialogue,” he told JTA JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent I accept the Privacy Policy an advocate for improving the educational and career prospects for Israeli Bedouins a historically economically disadvantaged community in the country’s southern region Abu-Alkom was denied a full education as a young woman and vowed to change the status quo for her daughter’s generation She spoke to the students about earning her high school diploma against her parents’ wishes starting a nonprofit to boost female entrepreneurship and literacy and founding a community with a “safe house” for women who want to control their futures Abu-Alkom’s story and activism resonated with Stoner who was raised with her two siblings by a single mother who followed her own non-traditional path to earning a college degree Stoner will put her passion into motion: She and fellow Weatherhead School students will return to Israel to help establish a research study by delivering 100 tablets loaded with literacy software in Hebrew and English—the latter of which is not well known among Bedouins The aim is to glean insights into how to improve career aspirations among women through education Abu-Alkom will visit Case Western Reserve to discuss her mission and life’s work at the Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom B on March 25 at 6 p.m The research and class are led by Daniel Shoag a visiting assistant professor of economics at the Weatherhead School who has won multiple small grants to fund the year-long project Tablet use data and pre- and post-study surveys will provide information on participants’ aspirations will write a research paper based on the findings they hope also provide guidance for improving the efficiency of nonprofits “We want to see if we can create bigger connections for Bedouin women to the broader society and see if they have new career goals, views about themselves and their futures,” said Shoag, also an associate professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University “What we learn could help lead to larger initiatives of this kind.” During Abu-Alkom’s three-day visit to Cleveland—which includes speeches to Global Cleveland and the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program—she also will meet with Stoner and other Weatherhead School students to fine-tune the research project For more information, contact Daniel Robison at daniel.robison@case.edu Subscribe to The Daily Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications Case Western Reserve University is committed to academic freedom and promoting diversity of thought The views of those who speak on our campus do not necessarily reflect the views of the university administration or any other segment of the university community