Arab Bedouin, who were traditionally nomadic, were largely displaced from their ancestral lands in the Negev in 1948. Today, about 200,000 Bedouin live within Israel’s current borders, including some 80,000–90,000 living in 35 “unrecognized villages” at constant threat of eviction or forced displacement by authorities. Although Bedouin hold Israeli citizenship, Israel refuses to recognize Bedouin communities that remain in the Negev in southern Israel. In an effort to force Bedouin to move off the land into urban developments, Israel has deprived them of access to water and other services and, in April 2021, destroyed the Bedouin village of Al-Araqib for the 186th time.