Urgent Call to Save Palestinian Village

This is not just another annual “Shavuot Thoughts,” but a request that you 
take action to help save Susya… .

First of all, let me start by saying “Thank you” The combined efforts of RHR and our
coalition partners led to some 2,500 letters being sent to Ministers Lapid and Livni,
asking them not to send to the Knesset legislation that will lead to the forced transfer
of up to 40,000 Negev Bedouin, and the theft of much of their land. 

Sadly, the Ministerial Committee did decide to send legislation, meaning that we
need at least 5,000 letters when we ask them next week to reconsider.  We and
our coalition partners are succeeding in making an issue out of what had been
a non-issue in Israel, and that is an important start (Read Here, and Here).

However, before we return to the Bedouin, the military’s Civil Administration in
the Occupied Territories is holding a hearing on Sunday that could determine the
fate of Susya. As a counter to settler demands to demolish Palestinian Susya, the
High Court granted us the opportunity to submit a building and zoning master plan
that would allow the residents of Susya to build legally on their lands – a plan that
should have existed long ago, but is almost inconceivable when the Israeli army
is given the “White man’s burden” of planning for Palestinians.

To refresh your memory about Susya, you may wish to see the lastest chapters 
of our Susya videoblog by award winning filmmaker Ibtisam Mara’ana and/or
read more background.