Ari Briggs, at The Blogs

Sep 10, 2014, 7:10 PM

Last week, the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria declared that some 1,000 acres in the area of Gush Etzion was public (state) land. This step was taken in accordance with decisions of the Security Cabinet following the kidnapping...

Jul 31, 2014, 2:57 PM

Protect the Bedouins!

While Hamas claims to target only Jews, Bedouin in the Negev have suffered from the relentless Hamas bombardment. Two sisters from the illegal Bedouin outpost of Awajan were wounded by shrapnel from a Hamas rocket. A 32-year-old from an...

Mar 25, 2014, 12:48 PM

The truth about the Bedouin in the Negev

One could argue that if the conflict with the Palestinians was miraculously solved, the next conflict simmering under the surface would be the fate of the Bedouins in the Negev. For decades, NGOs have educated the world with a shocking...

About Me

Ari Briggs is Director of the International Department of Regavim, the non-profit advocacy group for Israel’s national lands. As director, Briggs works to ensure responsible, legal & environmentally friendly use of national lands, and to educate about proper and legal land claim issues through aerial photography, maps and historical documentation.