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Abu Basma Regional Council (Moatza Ezorit Abu Basma, , Majlis Iqlimi Abu Basma) is a regional council
Regional council (Israel)

Regional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being list of cities in Israel and Local council ....
 covering several Bedouin
Negev Bedouins

The Negev Bedouin are traditionally pastoral semi-nomadic Arab tribes indigenous to the Negev region in Israel, who hold close ties to the Bedouin of the Sinai Peninsula....
 villages in the northwestern Negev
Negev

The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The indigenous Negev Bedouin inhabitants of the region refer to the desert as al-Naqab ....
 desert of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
.

The council was formed as a result of Government
Cabinet of Israel

The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister of Israel. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Knesset....
 Resolution 881 of 29 September 2003, known as the "Abu Basma Plan", which stated the need to establish seven new Bedouin settlements in the Negev. The council was established by the Interior Ministry
Israeli Ministry of Interior

The Ministry of Interior in the State of Israel is one of Government of Israel that is responsible for local rule, citizenship and Permanent residency, identity cards , and entry visas....
 on 28 January 2004.






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Abu Basma Regional Council (Moatza Ezorit Abu Basma, , Majlis Iqlimi Abu Basma) is a regional council
Regional council (Israel)

Regional councils are one of the three types of local government entities found in Israel, with the other two being list of cities in Israel and Local council ....
 covering several Bedouin
Negev Bedouins

The Negev Bedouin are traditionally pastoral semi-nomadic Arab tribes indigenous to the Negev region in Israel, who hold close ties to the Bedouin of the Sinai Peninsula....
 villages in the northwestern Negev
Negev

The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The indigenous Negev Bedouin inhabitants of the region refer to the desert as al-Naqab ....
 desert of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
.

The council was formed as a result of Government
Cabinet of Israel

The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister of Israel. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Knesset....
 Resolution 881 of 29 September 2003, known as the "Abu Basma Plan", which stated the need to establish seven new Bedouin settlements in the Negev. The council was established by the Interior Ministry
Israeli Ministry of Interior

The Ministry of Interior in the State of Israel is one of Government of Israel that is responsible for local rule, citizenship and Permanent residency, identity cards , and entry visas....
 on 28 January 2004. At the time, the regional council had a population of approximately 30,000 Bedouins and a total land area of 34,000 dunam
Dunam

A dunam or d?n?m, dunum, donum is a Units of measurement of area used in the Ottoman Empire and still used, in various standardized versions, in many countries formerly part of the Ottoman Empire....
s, making it the most populous regional council in the South District
South District (Israel)

The South District is one of Israel's Districts of Israel, and is the largest in terms of land area as well as the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arabah valley....
 but the smallest in jurisdiction. The council also has the highest rate of unemployment in Israel.

The head of the council is Amram Qalaji.

Education

The regional council runs 24 elementary school
Elementary school

An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as Primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in many countries, especially in North America....
s (of which 21 are based in temporary accommodation) and three high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
s. Due to the lack of provision of sufficient high school education facilities, students are sent to schools in surrounding towns such as Kuseife
Kuseife

Kuseife is a Bedouin town in the Southern District of Israel.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the population of Kuseife was 10,300 in December 2006....
 and Shaqib al-Salam
Shaqib al-Salam

Shaqib al-Salam or Segev Shalom is a Bedouin town and a local council in the South District of Israel, southeast of Beersheba.According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the population of Shaqib was 6,500 in December 2006....
, and 16% of children drop out of the schooling system at the end of elementary school.

Criticism


There is considerable controversy within the Bedouin community regarding the establishment of this council. The Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages (RCUV) argues that while the creation of the Abu Basma Regional Council involves the recognition of villages that were previously under threat of demolition, it has involved the renunciation of considerable swathes of village land claims in exchange. The RCUV is concerned that the creation of Abu Basma sets a precedent for the transformation of unrecognized villages
Unrecognized villages

The term unrecognized village refers to a Bedouin village in the Negev Desert which the Israeli government does not recognize as a legal settlement....
 into urban ghettos by limiting their boundaries to the area of inhabitation and zoning most Bedouin grazing grounds; this type of de jure recognition has not entailed the introduction of business districts or de facto recognition through equitable provision of education, health, transportation and municipal waste services services long denied to, and demanded, by the Bedouin community. The RCUV also worries that, as the council covers the region with the largest population but the least jurisdiction, the Abu Basma council's current delimitations will strangle future village development necessary to accommodate population growth. The RCUV instead recommends the recognition of all unrecognized villages and their land claims, since "the entire land under dispute is no more than 2% of the Negev lands. The Bedouins are more than 25% of the Negev population."

List of communities

Recognised
  • Abu Qrenat
    Abu Qrenat

    Abu Qrenat or Abu Karinat is a Arab citizens of Israel#Bedouin village located in the northwestern Negev. It forms along with 8 other Bedouin villages, a part of the Abu Basma Regional Council....
  • al-Sayyid
    Al-Sayyid

    al-Sayyid or al-Sayed is a Negev Bedouins village in the Negev desert of southern Israel, located between Arad, Israel and Beersheba, just south of Hura....
  • Bir Hadaj
    Bir Hadaj

    Bir Hadaj is a Arab citizens of Israel#Bedouin agricultural town located in the northwestern Negev. It was recognized by Israel in 2004 and along with 8 other villages, became a part of the Abu Basma Regional Council....
  • Makhul
    Makhul

    Makhul is a Negev Bedouins village in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near Tel Arad, it falls under the jurisdiction of Abu Basma Regional Council....
  • Mulada
    Mulada

    Mulada is a Negev Bedouins village in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The village covers 11,000 dumans and is home to the al-Atrash and al-Hawashla tribes....
  • Qasr al-Sir
    Qasr al-Sir

    Qasr al-Sir is a Negev Bedouins village in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The village covers 5,000 dumans and is home to the al-Hawashla tribe....
  • Tirabin al-Sana
    Tirabin al-Sana

    Tirabin al-Sana , also known as Tarabin, is a Negev Bedouins village in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The village was built for the Tarabin tribe....
  • Umm Batin
    Umm Batin

    Umm Batin is an Arab citizens of Israel Negev Bedouins village in the Abu Basma Regional Council of Israel's South District in the northern Negev....
 Unrecognised
  • Abu Talul
  • al-Atrash
  • al-Hawashla
  • Bir Hil
  • Drijat
    Drijat

    Drijat , also known as Draijat, is an Arab citizens of Israel village located near the Israeli city of Arad, Israel, between Kuseife and the Yatir Forest, in the northern Negev....


See also

  • List of Arab localities in Israel
    List of Arab localities in Israel

    The list of Arab localities in Israel includes all population centers with a 50% or higher Arab population in the State of Israel. The city of Acre, Israel has an Arab minority of 45% and both Lod and Ramla have Arab populations of 20%....