MAR 29, 2024 JLM 68°F 10:22 AM 03:22 AM EST
Hamas and the riots in the Negev - more fuel for the Islamist fire

Hamas calls on Bedouin in the Negev to escalate their struggle against Israel to "prevent the Judaization of the Negev and establish Palestinian Arab identity in the occupied land". The defense establishment fears that Hamas is trying to push a wave of violence that will sweep the entire Arab sector in Israel

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The violent incidents in the south of the country in the last two days, following the controversy over the JNF planting operation and the police arrests in the village of Alatrash in the Negev, are causing great concern in the security establishment, which is on alert for the possibility of violence flaring up in Arab communities.

It is worth noting what Louis Khatib, a member of the political bureau of the Bnei HaKfar movement, said:
"What is happening in the Negev may be the spark that ignited the thread of the struggle within Israel. We know that the question of the struggle with the government is a matter of time and it seems that this is the time."

The JNF's plantings have meanwhile been stopped, a political compromise has been reached with the RA'AM party to open negotiations on the series, but on the ground the Bedouin demonstrations continue, Hamas continues to incite the Bedouin in the Negev and the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel. The Bedouin Negev continues to organize demonstrations.

In May last year, violence erupted due to the events in Jerusalem in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, at the Nablus Gate and on the Temple Mount.

Now there is growing concern among security officials that Hamas is also trying to position itself as a "defender of the Negev" and that it is working to stir up the Bedouin in the Negev against Israel to launch violent incidents such as last May. In Israel there are hostile elements among the Bedouin. It should be remembered that there are close tribal ties between the Bedouin tribes in the Negev and the residents of the Gaza Strip and many Bedouin in the Negev expect Hamas 'assistance in their fight against the Israeli authorities, just as residents of the Arab Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood expect Hamas' assistance in firing rockets at Israel. 

The fear in the defense establishment is that such an escalation could lead to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, which will escalate into another round of fighting in the style of the "Guardian of the Walls II".

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