The Khan al-Ahmar Demolition Will Be Ugly

The Bedouin who live in the area of Khan al-Ahmar belong to the Jahalin tribe, which came to the Judean Desert in the early 1950s after they were expelled from the Negev. This is an important point, because it is the reason why this tribe, from the Palestinian and international vantage point, is perceived as a tribe of Palestinian refugees that is about to be expelled by Israel for the second time through no fault of its own. Razing the village won’t just hurt the Bedouins. It will signify another step in the deterioration of Israeli democracy, and deal another blow to Israel’s image in the world.