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Residents and police clash in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in southern Israel, January 18, 2017. Credit: Eliyahu Hershkovitz.
Published by Haaretz

Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh was wounded in the clashes in Umm al-Hiran. Credit: Ayman Odeh's office. Published by Haaretz

The Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran on January 18, 2017. Credit: Eliyahu Hershkovitz. Published by Haaretz
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by Jack Khoury for Haaretz
Jan 18, 2017 7:45 AM

A man was killed on Wednesday morning in the southern Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in violent clashes that erupted between residents and police forces after the latter arrived to secure the demolition of illegally built structures.

Police said a resident rammed his car into security forces and was shot. Several of the security forces were reportedly injured. However, residents said that the man lost control of his vehicle after he was shot by police. 

Residents reported widespread use of riot control measures and said that Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh was wounded in the incident. He has been admitted to Soroka Medical Center with slight bleeding from the head.

The government approved the construction of the new community of Hiran in November 2013, to be built on the land of Umm al-Hiran. The residents lost the legal defenses they mounted, including an appeal to the Supreme Court, and were unable to prevent their evacuation from the village.
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Bedouin town slated for destruction is true test for Israelis

By Michal Rotem for 972Mag
Published March 2, 2016

Bedouin town slated for destruction is true test for Israelis
The Negev comprises two thirds of Israel’s territory, but only 10 percent of citizens lives there. It is thus no coincidence that the Jewish settlement of Hiran is being planned directly atop the ruins of the Bedouin village Umm al-Hiran. This is a test for all Israelis, and I really hope we do not fail.

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Updates:

see Update, Feb 1, 2017

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