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In village with no power, Bedouin family fights to keep baby's respirator working
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Bedouin 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for August 17, 2008.

Eight-month-old Shaimah was born with a rare brain defect. She cannot breathe on her own, and must be hooked up to a respirator 24 hours a day.

The fight for Shaima's life takes isn't the only struggle her family is conducting. On a second front ? they face the state of Israel, which refuses to hook their village up to electricity.
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The village of Al-Bat is one of roughly 45 Bedouin villages unrecognized by the state. Like the others, it is not supplied with running water, electricity, or other basic services.


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