![Israeli security forces demolish buildings and mosque in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, where an evacuation and demolition order has been issued for the construction of Israeli settlements, in Negev Region, Israel on November 14, 2024 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AA-20241114-36192165-36192157-ISRAELI_FORCES_DEMOLISH_MOSQUE_IN_BEDOUIN_VILLAGE_AFTER_ISSUING_DEMOLITION_ORDER_IN_NEGEV_REGION-scaled-e1731590876636.jpg)
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has unveiled a plan to “Judaize” the Negev in southern Israel and Galilee in the north by bringing 1 million Jews to the two areas, following what he described as a “settlement revolution” in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. Smotrich, leader of the far-right Religious Zionism party, published the plan Thursday evening on the party’s website under the title “Yes. Judaizing!” “The settlement revolution in Judea and Samaria is coming to the Negev and Galilee,” Smotrich said, using Israel’s term for the occupied West Bank. He said the plan seeks to apply the “concept of action” used in the occupied West Bank to the Negev and Galilee. The plan includes establishing 20 new […]
