Umm Batin
Umm Batin
אום בטין أم بطين | |
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Etymology: Hidden Mother | |
Coordinates: 31°16′30″N 34°52′59″E / 31.27500°N 34.88306°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Al-Kasom |
Founded | 2004 |
Area | 6,000 dunams (6 km2 or 2 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 4,981 |
• Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Umm Batin (
Etymology
The village name derives from the Arabic words for mother, umm (أمّ), and hidden, batin (باتين). Translated, Umm Batin can mean either Hidden Mother or Mother of the Hidden. The historical origins of the village name are not well-documented.
History
Prior to the establishment of Israel, the
Israel has continued the Ottoman policy of
As of today, according to the information of
The village was established following Government Resolution 881 on 29 September 2003, which created eight new Bedouin settlements (seven of which were to be located in the now defunct Abu Basma Regional Council).[5] It was officially recognized in 2004.[6]
In early December 2016, Israel’s Transport Ministry without any previous warning or explanation suddenly removed the village’s only bus stop, thus isolating villagers who do not have private vehicles.[7]
Local government
Formerly part of the Abu Basma Regional Council, Umm Batin currently falls under the jurisdiction of al-Kasom Regional Council. On November 5, 2012 the Israeli Ministry of Interior abolished Abu Basma, splitting it into two smaller regional councils, al-Kasom and Neve Midbar.[8][9]
Prior to its division, Abu Basma Regional Council represented approximately 30,000 people spread across eleven newly recognized Bedouin villages.
It is accepted to give all the newly established councils a four-year trial period before elections are held. According to the amendment to the Regional Councils’ Law passed in 2009, that period can be extended by the
Demography
The residents are mainly of two tribes: Abu Kaf and Abu Assa.
Education
Umm Batin has four schools, serving kindergarten through twelfth grade: Abu Kaf and Al-Sanabel Elementary Schools, Awrat Secondary School, and ORT Umm Batin High School. There were a total of 2,163 students enrolled in Umm Batin schools in 2012.[14] The nearest university is Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be'er Sheva.
There is an acting "The English in Umm Batin" program, a result of cooperation between the
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Al-Sanabel Elementary School
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Abu Kaf Elementary School
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Abu Kaf Elementary School
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Dirt road through Umm Batin
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Family goat pen in Umm Batin
See also
- Arab localities in Israel
- Bedouin in Israel
- Negev Bedouin
- Sedentarization
References
- ^ Formation of new town for the Negev Bedouin pp.5-7
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ State of Israel. Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. List of Issues to be taken up in Connection with the Consideration of Israel's Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of Israel (CEDAW/C/ISR/4 and CEDAW/C/ISR/5) Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bedouin information Israel Land Administration
- ^ Government resolutions passed in recent years regarding the Arab population of Israel Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine The Abraham Fund Initiative
- ^ National Insurance Institute report, 2009 p.9
- ^ Israel strands Bedouin in their own village +972, 14 December 2016.
- ^ Press Release, 29 November 2012 Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
- ^ Press Release, 14 November 2012 Archived 21 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Abu Basma Regional Council website (in Hebrew)
- ^ Segmenting the Naqab(Negev): Israel Redistricts to Postpone Local Elections for Arab-Bedouin Citizens Dr. Thabet Abu Ras, October 2012
- ^ Adalah Briefing Paper, 7 November 2012
- ^ HCJ 3183/10, Hussein Rafeea, et. al v. The Minister of the Interior, et al.
- ^ Rebecca Anna Stoil, Bedouin council's first election in 2012 The Jerusalem Post, June 9, 2010
- ^ Press Release, 26 July 2012 Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel
- ^ English in Umm Batin student blog
External links
- Umm Batin Abu Basma Regional Council (in Hebrew)
- ORT Umm Batin and the High School for Environmental Studies in the Negev
- Lands of the Negev, a short film by Israel Land Administration describing the challenges in providing land management and infrastructure to the Negev Bedouin
- Bedouin information Israel Land Administration
- Seth Frantzman, Presentation to Regavim about Negev