The proposed policies will need to redress a historical injustice that has continued for many years, and thus these policies must be based on the principles of equality, distributive justice, and transitional justice along with recognition of the traditional ownership rights of the Bedouin homeland minority In the first stage, we propose to map out all the unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, using the standard, egalitarian planning and zoning measures used in Israel today (to which end we can rely on the maps and plans of the Regional Council of Unrecognized Bedouin Villages.) The purpose of this is to arrange the planning and zoning status of the unrecognized villages so they can officially appear on regional and national master plans. This is critical, so that the regional development plan will be based on current facts-on-the-ground, and so that future development will not require the uprooting of extant Bedouin settlements. In parallel, steps should be taken to remove the zoning and planning obstacles that prevent the Negev Bedouin from realizing their most basic rights (e.g. right to education, right to health) in an equal manner to their Jewish Israeli counterparts. Bedouin residents should not have to rely on temporary buildings until the completion of the recognition process and the full zoning of their villages. In the second stage, we propose that the state recognize the historical property rights of the Bedouin Arab population to their ancestral lands, and reach a decision regarding their ownership lawsuits according to legal mechanisms (to be established) based on traditional Bedouin evidentiary law. We also propose the creation of legal mechanisms that will allow for monetary compensation of persons whose land was expropriated for public use, when there is no possibility of returning that land to its owners. In the third stage, we propose to advance a detailed regional master plan that would provide reasonable and equitable solutions to the basic needs of the unrecognized villages. Such a plan should allow for different types of settlement (e.g. agricultural settlements, communal settlements, and shepherding communities) that would address the needs of various communities while respecting their culture. Finally, we recommend the state of Israel to stop immediately home demolitions. Thanks you

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