Bedouin

Border police arrest two for alleged vandalization of IDF soldier’s memorial site

Fallen soldier Sgt. Yehuda Peretz was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in crashed into a barrier on Route 222, only a month before his wedding date.

Illustrative: Police officers guard at a police checkpoint on Highway 90 not far from the Israeli border with Lebanon, October 11, 2024.
Cancelled postage stamp printed by Israel, that shows Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), 50th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, circa 1967.

Grapevine August 2, 2026: The significance of Balfour Day

A new batch of Arab tribesmen, estimated in the thousands, departs from Idlib and its surrounding countryside toward the southern city of Sweida, Syria, on July 18, 2025.

Arab tribal ‘war tent’ raises fears of Kurdish-Arab violence in eastern Syria - analysis

Israeli security forces conduct raids in the overt phase of Operation "Nomad," July 13, 2026.

Codename 'Nomad': First Bedouin undercover agent cracks major Israeli organized crime network


IDF detains Jewish settlers in West Bank arson attack on Palestinian village, four injured

Four Palestinians were injured in the settler attack, which extended to a factory, as well as agricultural lands, metal sheds, and several tents belonging to Bedouin families.

Israeli forces disperse Palestinian in the Hebron area, West Bank, November 10, 2025

Israel Land Authority cracks down on bedouin Negev land encroachment

Israel used advanced AI technology, including aerial scans, to help detect unauthorized structures in the Negev.

 Members of the Bedouin community in Southern Israel, convene a meeting with journalists, demanding justice for the death of their relative, Osama Abu Eissa, who was executed by Hamas terrorists during the October 7th attack, near Hura village, Israel November 9, 2023

Who was Bedouin IDF tracker, slain Gaza hostage Muhammad al-Atarash? - explainer

Atarash, from the southern Bedouin village of Sa'wa, was a tracker in the IDF's Bedouin Trackers Unit in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division.

Muhammad al-Atarash

Jewish-Arab equality is the only path forward: Lessons from Vivian Silver - opinion

Reality has proven to us again and again that the only viable path forward with the Bedouin community is the slow and difficult work of building trust, mutual respect, and belonging.

VIVIAN SILVER

Ibrahim Al-Arjani: The new threat to Israel's southern border - opinion

Ibrahim Al-Arjani, a billionaire from the Tarhabin Bedouin tribe, is largely responsible for gun and drug smuggling from Sinai into Israel.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

Three Bedouin brothers shot in southern Israel after arms deal goes wrong - report

Two of the brothers were reportedly pronounced dead at the scene and the third succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.

Hamaam, Suleiman, and Sagar al-Qadi Tarabin

Tune into today's top stories: Gaza front intensifies, 'Sparta Speech' sinks stocks

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, September 16, 2025.

'Serving the whims of Ben-Gvir': Protesters torch homes as Bedouin outpost evacuated

Residents set houses ablaze during an Israel Land Authority and police operation to clear the Al-Sir outpost, sparking clashes and political backlash.

Residents of the unregonized Bedoiun outpost of Al-Sir burn their homes in protestof an evacuation ordered by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, September 17, 2025.

Neglect of Israel's Bedouin communities could lead to catastrophe, activist warns

Hagai Reznik warns decades of neglect towards Israel’s Bedouin community in the Negev could lead to a catastrophe, citing illegal weapons, crime, and lack of state support as key issues.

 A man stands near a structure that was demolished by Israeli authorities, at the Bedouin village of Khirbet al-Hamidiyeh, in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023

The culinary magic of the Negev returns

On the weekends of September, visitors to the largest Bedouin city in Israel will enjoy guided culinary tours, well-seasoned and diverse, from sweet to savory, sour to spicy.

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