Ruins of a Bedouin family home in Wadi el-Na’am. As the village is “unrecognized” by the
Israeli government, the authorities use demolition orders against the villagers.
02A ruined construction in Wadi al-Na’am, an unrecognized Bedouin village in Israel. The village is home to about 8,000 Bedouins. Since the Bedouins never registered their holdings on paper, the village is considered illegal and termed "unrecognized".
03Naama and her son Abed who has been suffering from respiratory problems since he was one month old. Abed needs to use a breathing machine 5 times a day. As the village is deprived of electricity, they use batteries which often run out when Abed is in need of the breathing machine.
04Kids playing at Wadi al-Na’am. Ramat Hovav, Israel’s hazardous industrial park and waste disposal facility, which currently encompasses 14 hazardous agro and petro-chemical factories, is just 1 km away from the village. High rates of acute illnesses were found among the villagers.
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A kid playing on a power facility at Wadi al-Na’am. The village is encircled by a large facility of the national electric company as well a hazardous industrial park and military areas including a live-fire range.
06Zahi El Frigad, who was born paralyzed and uses a wheel chair. Three of his brothers were also born with severe illnesses and defects. High rates of birth defects were found among the villagers, who are deprived of medical services.
07 Villagers at Wadi al-Na'am. As the village is considered illegal, Israeli authorities refuse to supply the villagers with basic services such as electricity, running water, sewage system, garbage disposal and medical services. 08 Fiaz Amad, a father of nine at Wadi al-Na'am. Amad is unemployed and his family lives in great scarcity and poverty. 09Nasser ElHatrasi, a Bedouin at Wadi al-Na'am. His mother Nassara died from cancer at the age of 62. Ramat Hovav's toxic waste dump is just 1 KM away from the village. High rates of severe illnessesmedical services. were found among the villagers, who are deprived of medical services.
10A typical Bedouin family home in Wadi el-Na'am. 11 12 Al Frijad family. Four of the family's children were born with defects and severe illnesses. 10 year old Zahi is in a wheel chair. His twin brother Rami was born with severe retardation. 6 year old Ibrahim suffers from mild retardation and 5 year old Imad was born with a crippled leg. 13
a Bedouin woman in the villege.
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