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<p>The Government is deeply concerned about the proposals to demolish Bedouin villages
in Israel. I visited the Khan al Ahmer Bedouin during my visit in October 2014 and
saw at first hand the devestating impact resettlement plans had on the communities.
Officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv are monitoring the situation closely, including
the case of the Um Il Hiran and Ateer. Embassy officials have been in contact with
the Adalah Legal Centre who have continued to provide updates on the legal situation.
They have also been in contact with other organisations that work within the Bedouin
community, such as Itach-Maaki and The Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment
and Cooperation-Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development, to best inform
the UK’s lobbying of the Israeli authorities on this issue.</p>
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