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October 9, 2011. Earthwork preparation for planting of the JNF’s Ambassador Forest following the demolition of the unrecognized village of al-‛Araqīb. In the upper portion of the image, slightly to the right, is a cluster of white rocks that surround the harāba (Arabic, “cistern”) Rashid. The path at left leads to the al-‛Uqbi family cemetery and tribal land. All the residents of this area were evicted in 1951 by the Israeli military, which claimed the site was needed temporarily for military maneuvers. In 2011, the year after al-‛Araqīb was demolished, and while the JNF was preparing the land for planting, the Negev Coexistence Forum (Dukium), together with the Campaign for Bedouin–Jewish Justice in Israel and Rabbis for Human Rights, protested to the American Friends of the JNF that there was a case pending. Without explanation, the planting was halted and continued in other parts of the former village. The troughs remain.