What do the Bedouin themselves say Jim?
The one in your Irish Times piece was quite clear that a Palestinian authority would be no better for them.
Read again Ismail Khaldi's praise for Israel's treatment of his people.
Note the extraordinary proportion of Bedouin who volunteer to fight FOR Israel, AGAINST their Arab brothers.
Note that not one single Bedouin is serving in the army of Egypt.
Note that Egyptian Bedouin are denied rights of citizenship and employment and education enjoyed by Bedouin Israelis.
Note that no journalists ever make an issue of their predicament.