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Ethnic Research
New ethnic research study findings have been published by scientists at Ben-Gurion University
June 6th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies, "Israeli State discourse of Bedouin land, as State-land, manifested in court litigations, planning practices and development policies, is anchored in the mawat category of the 1858 Othman Land Law." "It is refuted when confronted with Bedouin spatiality in the nineteenth century in terms of farming, settlements and land ownership. This alternative discourse may serve the Bedouin as a tool for struggle in the land conflict," wrote A. Meir and colleagues, Ben-Gurion University. The researchers concluded: "It carries a potential for reducing the tension between them...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-06-06)
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