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Last update - 11:24 10/03/2008 Supreme Court set to discuss connecting unrecognized Bedouin towns to water By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: water, Bedouin, Supreme Court  The Supreme Court is set to discuss Monday whether unrecognized Bedoiun villages in the Negev should be connected to water infrastructure. Haifa District Court ruled in September that courts should not intervene in the water commissioner's decision not to connect the villages to the infrastructure, saying it is part of a larger issue of regularization of the Bedouin villages in the Negev and therefore outside the court's jurisdiction. That decision was appealed to the Supreme Court by Adalah ? The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel. Advertisement The center said the original request to connect the water infrastructure, which was filed by six residents of unrecognized Bedouin villages, was denied primarily in an attempt to pressure residents into moving to permanent Bedouin towns against their will. "Failure to provide residents with water supply is tantamount to punishment," said the organization. "The right to drinking water is a constitutional right derived from the right to equality, and this is a policy that discriminates against the unrecognized villages." The appeal also called the decision a "violation of the United Nations charter regarding children's rights, which forbids harming the right of children to develop due to issues independent of them." Bookmark to del.icio.us   A top priority Barack Obama: We will keep Israel's security a priority. Tale of a key Cartoon film on Nakba describes Jews as 'enemies of homeland'.   1.   more legal gobbledegook in israel? 11:41  |  v hardman 10/03/08   2.   What about garages for their Mercedes and Audis? 13:41  |  Negev Girl 10/03/08   3.   Re Negev girl #2 14:04  |  Esther 10/03/08   4.   Megev Girl,Leftie Esther,like most Lefties own Audi or Mercedes 14:27  |  Absolute Sweden 10/03/08   5.   to recognize a beduim culture like part of Israel c 15:20  |  Ana 10/03/08   6.   a fascistt 15:28  |  ana 10/03/08   7.   "ana" peddling her "beautiful camel sculptures" 15:50  |  Absolute Sweden 10/03/08   8.   Absolute nonsense 22:55  |  SD 11/05/08

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