Galilee Bedouin

Galilee Bedouin (Hebrew: בדואי גלילי) are Bedouin living in the Galilee region of Northern Israel. In contrast to Negev Bedouin, Galilee Bedouin come from the Syrian desert.[1] As of 2020, there are about 50,000 Galilee Bedouin,[1] living in 28 recognized settlements and also living in mixed cities with other non-Bedouin Arabs.[2]

Galilee Bedouin
Bedouin in Galilee in 1911
Total population
50,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Native language: Levantine Bedawi Arabic Secondary language: Modern Hebrew
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Bedouin

References

  1. "The Bedouin in Israel". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. Zevulun, D. (2008). "Home Is Where The Hatred Is? Sense of belonging and exclusion of Galilee Bedouin with regard to the Jewish state, Israeli-Jewish and Israeli-Arab citizens". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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