Arab Village Demolished 'Record' 38 Times in Israel

June 15, 2012 from Russia Today

Residents of a Palestinian village have contacted the Guinness Book of World Records to register that their village was demolished by Israel 38 times. For more on this story RT talks to Jeff Halper, co-founder and executive director of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a parliamentary democracy in the Middle East, on the south-eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on the southwes... Explore this topic

al-Araqeeb

Al-Araqeeb is an unrecognized village of the Al-Turi Arab Bedouin tribe in Israel, five miles north of Beersheba. Explore this topic

Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions

The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions is an anti-settlement, peace group that describes itself as "an Israeli peace and human rights organization dedicated to ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories and achieving a just peace between Israelis and Palesti... Explore this topic

Bedouin

The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes, or clans, known in Arabic as ʿašāʾir (عَشَائِر). Explore this topic

Israel Land Administration

The Israel Land Administration is an Israeli government authority responsible for managing land in Israel which is in the public domain. It manages 93% of the land in the country. As a result of reforms soon it will be transformed into Israel Land Authority. Explore this topic

Demolition

Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use. For small buildings, such as houses, that are only two or three stories h... Explore this topic

Jeff Halper

Jeff Halper is an anthropologist, author, lecturer, political activist, and co-founder and Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. In 1997, Halper co-founded ICAHD to challenge and resist the Israeli policy of demolishing Palestinian homes in the Occupied ... Explore this topic

Palestinians

The Culture of Palestine is closely related to those of the nearby Levantine countries such as Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan, and the Arab World. Cultural contributions to the fields of art, literature, music, costume and cuisine express the Palestinian experience despite the geo... Explore this topic

Negev

The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba, in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort city of Eilat. It contains several development towns, including Dimona, Arad... Explore this topic

Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, atau dikenal sebagai The Guinness Book of Records adalah buku rujukan yang diterbitkan setiap tahun, berisi kumpulan rekor dunia yang berkaitan dengan prestasi manusia, serta catatan "ter-" dan "paling" yang ada di dunia dan mendapat pengakuan secara in... Explore this topic

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