Israeli Police Discover Palestinian Bedouin Man in His Own Home, Fatally
When Israeli police raided a Palestinian Bedouin village in the Negev, they 'discovered' Muhammed Hussein Tarabin in his own home and shot him dead. The official narrative claims he presented a 'threat' during a raid. This conveniently overlooks decades of state-sponsored efforts to dispossess and displace Palestinian Bedouin communities in the Negev, often termed 'unrecognized villages.' These
communities, like Tarabin, predate Israel's existence; their 'illegality' is a construct of Israeli law designed to confiscate land. (See: Adalah's extensive legal work on Bedouin rights in the Negev.) So, when you read about 'clashes' or 'raids' in the Negev, understand this isn't just about law enforcement. It's about a systematic policy of ethnic cleansing by bureaucracy, transforming
indigenous inhabitants into 'trespassers' on their ancestral lands. One might wonder, how many times must a man be 'found' in his home before we call it what it is?