06.02.2012                      13.Schwat. 5772

Beduinen:

Bedouin community wins reprieve from forcible relocation to Jerusalem garbage dump

Sources say change in plans follows a visit to the Jahalin encampment at Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank last week the coordinator of government activities in the territories.

The Bedouin community that lives just east of Jerusalem will not be required to move next to the Abu Dis garbage dump, as initially proposed, and the Civil Administration will provide another permanent site where they will be able to settle.
The Bedouin, who are from the Jahalin tribe, will be given the opportunity to review and comment on the new proposal but will not be consulted before it is drawn up, Palestinian sources said….