JERUSALEM — As Israel approved minor changes Sunday to a plan that is expected to forcibly displace tens of thousands of Bedouin citizens, local residents and human rights groups worry that vague language, a lack of transparency and inequalities in planning procedures will soon lead to serious violations of Bedouin rights.
“The Begin Plan seeks to restrict the Bedouin to a specific area and to implement this policy forcefully,” said Rawia Abu Rabia, an attorney with the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI).