In an Israeli Plan Bedouins See a Threat to Their Way of Life - 1 views

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  #1 Isaac Cohen on 10 Dec 13

   

  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/world/middleeast/in-an-israeli-plan-bedouins-see-a-threat-to-their-way-of-life.html
  
  The conflict over this issue brings up many interesting questions. Do the Israelis actually have the bedouins best interests at heart? (probably not) To what extent is this issue a clash of two very different cultures, one western and modern, the other Arabic and traditional, and do the two groups have a different understanding of the importance of land ownership and technology? Is it possible to imagine a nomadic modern society? It would certainly be fascinating place, where cell phones and solar panels combine with tents and traditional garb. The teacher Mr. Alamour seams to be on the way to living this kind of life.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/world/middleeast/in-an-israeli-plan-bedouins-see-a-threat-to-their-way-of-life.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/world/middleeast/in-an-israeli-plan-bedouins-see-a-threat-to-their-way-of-life.html</a> <br /> <br /> The conflict over this issue brings up many interesting questions. Do the Israelis actually have the bedouins best interests at heart? (probably not) To what extent is this issue a clash of two very different cultures, one western and modern, the other Arabic and traditional, and do the two groups have a different understanding of the importance of land ownership and technology? Is it possible to imagine a nomadic modern society? It would certainly be fascinating place, where cell phones and solar panels combine with tents and traditional garb. The teacher Mr. Alamour seams to be on the way to living this kind of life.</div>

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