Facts and Figures About the Unrecognized Villages

Nearly 90,000 Bedouin live in 36 unrecognized Negev villages and 9 recently recognized villages.
The Abu Basma Project, run by NIF and JDC, has secured the recognition of the 9 villages with 2 more about to be recognized.
Even in these 9 recently recognized villages, there is still an absence of basic infrastructure, utilities and health services. The villages are served by only 4 schools.
The Bedouin comprise 28% of the Negev population but live on only 2.5% of the land.
There are only 16 officially recognized Bedouin localities – 7 government-planned cities and the 9 recently recognized villages.
Since 2001, 338 Bedouin homes have been demolished – 110 of them in the first six months of 2007.