The Regavim movement responded to the foiling of a Bedouin terror cell, warning that nationalist Islamization among parts of the Bedouin community, illegal construction, weapons smuggling, and loss of governance in the Negev pose a strategic security threat to Israel. They called for immediate restoration of state control.
The Regavim movement issued a statement on Friday following the foiling of a Bedouin terrorist cell, asserting that the incident confirms long-standing warnings about the radicalization of parts of the Bedouin community in the Negev. Regavim pointed to what it described as nationalist Islamization among extremist elements living for years in unrecognized villages without law, and cited statements from community leaders and Knesset members invoking the Nakba and expressing solidarity with 'our brothers in Gaza' as incitement. The organization also highlighted a State Comptroller report finding that 22% of the Bedouin population has Palestinian affinity, a figure they warn could reach 40% by 2050 without intervention. They described the trafficking of young Arab women from Judea and Samaria as second and third wives, the weapons drone highway, and land takeovers as symptoms of the loss of governance in the Negev. The call for immediate restoration of state control comes as a single-source statement, with no immediate official confirmation of the foiled cell's details.
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