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I'm wondering if the bedouin Arabs escaped the expulsion in the 1948 exodus?

doodlebugging 4y ago
I suspect that we both know that the answer to that question is that they have not escaped resettlement as Israeli settlements have pushed further into territories that they (the Israelis) claim. If I remember, there is a large area that is traditional Bedouin land and where they formerly had a fair degree of autonomy for years (after 1948) but as settlements expand in the last couple decades especially, they are being moved to make way for new Israeli settlers. I have followed maps over the years showing the expansion of Israeli claims and for that reason, it is unlikely to me that Bedouin people living on land where their people lived for generations, will not be affected by the expansion of Israel's territorial claims. I am not an authority on the subject by any measure and welcome any corrections. In general, the history of mankind doesn't favor indigenous people, regardless of how well they know their home environment. This is why so much historical knowledge is lost to later generations.
- seer-zig 4y ago
  Back in the day, Arabs would send their children to the desert so that they would learn proper Arabic, as it was the most pure form, not mixed with other tongues or dialects. Not to mention learning other skills like survivability and patience and so on. Fortunately, the Muslims went to great length to preserve the history and culture, even as globalization etches away at it. There's a reason we take great pride in how our religion and traditions have been preserved (all by the Grace of God of course).
  - doodlebugging 4y ago
    >Fortunately, the Muslims went to great length to preserve the history and culture, even as globalization etches away at it. There's a reason we take great pride in how our religion and traditions have been preserved (all by the Grace of God of course). All cultures should be as diligent about preserving their histories and traditions. Too much is lost when traditions are allowed to fade. By knowing each other's cultures we will better understand how connected we all are.
  - GameOfFrowns 4y ago
    >Fortunately, the Muslims went to great length to preserve the history and culture Their own history you mean. In Muslim majority countries, pre-islamic history is commercially exploited at best (Egypt), neglected as usual (Turkey) or destroyed at worst (Iraq, Afghanistan).
    - seer-zig 4y ago
      - slater 4y ago
        Genghis Khan...?
golemiprague 4y ago

I suspect that we both know that the answer to that question is that they have not escaped resettlement as Israeli settlements have pushed further into territories that they (the Israelis) claim. If I remember, there is a large area that is traditional Bedouin land and where they formerly had a fair degree of autonomy for years (after 1948) but as settlements expand in the last couple decades especially, they are being moved to make way for new Israeli settlers. I have followed maps over the years showing the expansion of Israeli claims and for that reason, it is unlikely to me that Bedouin people living on land where their people lived for generations, will not be affected by the expansion of Israel's territorial claims. I am not an authority on the subject by any measure and welcome any corrections. In general, the history of mankind doesn't favor indigenous people, regardless of how well they know their home environment. This is why so much historical knowledge is lost to later generations.

seer-zig 4y ago
Back in the day, Arabs would send their children to the desert so that they would learn proper Arabic, as it was the most pure form, not mixed with other tongues or dialects. Not to mention learning other skills like survivability and patience and so on. Fortunately, the Muslims went to great length to preserve the history and culture, even as globalization etches away at it. There's a reason we take great pride in how our religion and traditions have been preserved (all by the Grace of God of course).
- doodlebugging 4y ago
  >Fortunately, the Muslims went to great length to preserve the history and culture, even as globalization etches away at it. There's a reason we take great pride in how our religion and traditions have been preserved (all by the Grace of God of course). All cultures should be as diligent about preserving their histories and traditions. Too much is lost when traditions are allowed to fade. By knowing each other's cultures we will better understand how connected we all are.
- GameOfFrowns 4y ago
  >Fortunately, the Muslims went to great length to preserve the history and culture Their own history you mean. In Muslim majority countries, pre-islamic history is commercially exploited at best (Egypt), neglected as usual (Turkey) or destroyed at worst (Iraq, Afghanistan).
  - seer-zig 4y ago
    - slater 4y ago
      Genghis Khan...?

golemiprague 4y ago