(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Col. (res.) Dr. Danny Tirza - The relocation of the Bedouins from Khan al-Ahmar, who live in tents and tin buildings clustered near the Jerusalem-Jericho Road, has been resolved through a compromise agreement between the Bedouins and the Israeli government, according to which the Bedouins would be relocated to the Arad Valley within Israeli territory and near other members of the Jahalin tribe. Those who were relocated would receive residential land, financial compensation, and permanent resident status in Israel. One remaining question is whether the Palestinian Authority and the EU will allow the families to move to a permanent residence or pressure the residents to stay due to the site's strategic significance, keeping them as hostages to a political struggle. The writer was, from 1994 to 2007, in charge of regional strategic planning and the formulation of Israel's security positions in negotiations with the Palestinians, and served as the IDF's chief architect for the Security Fence.
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