[BBC News] Rachid Sekkai - There are thousands of Muslim Bedouin who serve in the Israeli army, although it is not compulsory for them. Co-operation between Jews and Bedouin began before the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948. Military service is a family tradition in many Bedouin villages, especially those in northern Israel. "It's a legacy - it's something that has been passed on from generation to generation in my family," Maj Fallah explains. "My father and his father served in the army too."
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