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WATCH: Bedouin villagers hope for a better life under new Knesset

Ittay Flescher
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Published: 29 June 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Amir Abu Qweder from the unrecognised village of Azzarnug in the Negev speaks about the plight of his community and his hopes for the Knesset with an Arab party in the coalition

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Ittay Flescher

Ittay Flescher

Ittay Flescher is the Jerusalem Correspondent for The Jewish Independent. For over twenty years, he has worked as an educator, journalist, and peacebuilder in Melbourne and Jerusalem. His book, The Holy and the Broken: A Cry for Israeli-Palestinian Peace from a Land that Must Be Shared, was longlisted for the 2025 Walkley Book Awards.

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