"The treatment of the Bedouin, that is actually rather good."
As I said - have a nice day
Jim Carroll

"THE RUBBISH DUMP AND THE BEDOUIN'S VILLAGE 07-2010
Posted on May 30, 2011 by mirkozappacosta
150 families have been forcibly moved from Israeli territories to the other side of the separation wall in this arid valley of the West Bank, 15 km from Jerusalem. Concrete houses were built by the now settled nomads in previous years but Israeli authorities have demolished them declaring that only 'provisory material' could have been deployed to build 'temporary constructions'.
However international aid, from several countries across Europe, Norway, Italy, France and Germany, have financed the construction of a school made of mud and corrugated aluminum.
Radicalization of settlers
The small Bedouin community used to have good relations with the settlers but recently some incidents have showed the increasingly intolerance of rich settlers living on the top of the hill overlooking the village. A couple of months ago, apparently without a plausible reason, Israeli settlers set on fire old tires rolling them down the hill in the direction of the Bedouins constructions.
The women's Husband
The women's husband, to whom I talked to, was in prison from 4 years now. She is allowed to go and visit him once every fifteen days starting her periodic journey at four in the morning to get to the prison in time.
The family's income consist in 1.500 shekels approx 250 pounds per month having to feed two sons and three daughters.
The Rubbish effects:
Just about a kilometer away from the village a 150 m2 of smelly black lake, coming from a rubbish dump used mainly by west Jerusalem, Israeli settlements around and the Palestinian town of Abu Dis, emanate a disturbing smell which infests the Bedouins Village every time the wind blows on it.
Strange health problems are also reported probably derivative to the dump. According to a goatherd, the main source of income for the village, two to five goats have being ding every month since four or five months now. Sickness, respiratory problems and head hakes are common things for the people here and more dramatically three children have been found with cancer.
As we were talking to the representative of the Bedouins explaining their problems and frustrations, an old woman on her sixties came towards me looking at me as if she saw a dear person that didn't see from long time, she almost started crying for emotion, I was confused, later they explained me she went mad few years ago and she thought I was her brother in prison from years now."


Israili moves towards friendship and unity with the Palestinians (This mornings Times)

SECRETIVE HARDLINERS PREPARE BOYCOTT OF NON-JEWISH TRADERS
SHEERA FRENKEL JERUSALEM
The Chief Rabbi of Israel is to allow the import of an organic goose that tastes like pork. The office of Yona Metzger said that there is no Jewish injunction against eating goose, no matter what it tastes like, as long as it is slaughtered according to Jewish ritual. His spokesman said the Chief Rabbi wants the birds to be imported from Spain as soon as they reach the right weight for slaughter. Avi Blumenthal added that Mr Metzger would see that it passes "all the rabbinical kosher authorities to make sure it gets to Israel".   ,

For Mahmoud Darwan, a Palestinian baker, Jewish customers- are the bread and butter of his business. Situated in the middle of the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, Mr Darwan's small stall does a busy trade in traditional Middle Eastern pitta alongside
Jewish holiday breads such as challah. "It was never an issue that I was Palestinian. My customers never seemed to notice as long as I said 'happy holiday' at the right time of year," he said. This week, however, someone started to notice. A group calling itself "Hebrew Labor" began patrolling the market in search of businesses that employed, or were owned by, non-Jews. Their goal is to create a listing of any businesses that have been "tainted" by Arabs and to help Jews "who wish to avoid" the businesses do so easily.
Mr Darwan says he first thought that the bearded, dishevelled man taking copious notes was a possible terrorist.
"I thought about calling the police. The way the guy was looking around and writing things down looked very suspicious, and he was giving people a bad feeling. Then he came up and asked what my name was," said Mr Darwan. The moment that he said Mahmoud, the man jotted something on his notepad and left.
"He said his name was David and soon there would be a 'purification'. I really have no idea what he's talking about. For as long as anyone can remember, this market has been a place where Arabs and Jews can work together, buy together, and eat together."
Other shopkeepers said the man told them that he was a representative of the Hebrew Labor group.
"He ... was very suspicious and would not leave a phone number or business card," said Boaz Maor, a Jewish vegetable stall owner. "He kept asking questions about the Palestinians that worked in the market I told him it was none of his business,"
The Anti-Defamation League said: "The singling out of businesses that employ Arab labour by extremist Jews is abhorrent and reminiscent of vigilantism. It is outrageous and repug¬nant. This so-called project is antithetical to Israel's democratic society, and contrary to the core values of the state of Israel, which foster the full economic and social integration of all its citizens."
The Hebrew Labor group could not be reached for comment, but an official from the northern West Bank settle¬ment of Yitzhar confirmed that the group originated there. Yitzhar openly promotes Jewish settlers forming armed vigilante groups.
"It is a few dozen people who have started this as their own initiative with their own funds. This is a project of righteous people," said the official. "They will publish their listing in the beginning of next year."