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📰 The Bedouin Carnival: A Power Play in the Negev In Tarabin al-Sana, a Bedouin village in the Negev, kids ride donkeys with plastic guns. Their mounts are marked with the name of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. On the surface, it looks like a folk festival. But this is no innocent show—it’s a bold political act, staged against the backdrop of rising tensions between the state and Bedouin tribes. Security officials call it a “red flag,” warning that unrest could spiral into violence. This isn’t random street theater. It’s a statement about who really controls the village. The spirit here is about identity and the hunger for self-rule. The message is clear: “We run things here.” Not the police, not Ben-Gvir, not the government. The sheikhs are the real authorities, and the talk of a “Bedouin federation” shows a tribal identity that hasn’t been swallowed by Israeli citizenship. The claim to the Negev goes back generations, and the kids are passing it on—living proof of that legacy. The weapons are plastic, but the message is dead serious: “We’ve got power, and we’ve got weapons.” This is a direct challenge to the state’s monopoly on violence. With rumors of widespread arming and the risk of actual armed conflict, the symbolic act hides a real threat. When it comes to resources—land, local economy, informal networks—these remain in tribal hands. In places where the state barely reaches, the donkey stands as a symbol of local resilience: simple, rooted, and tough. Here’s the twist: the state, by pushing its own rules and force above the law, has brought the question of sovereignty back into the spotlight. When there’s no real political or economic order, sovereignty doesn’t vanish—it just changes hands. #Negev#Bedouin#Sovereignty#BenGvir 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸