Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Saga of the Expert Witness (2)

Who said to whom the following, and when:

"In the Turkish period there was no official record kept of the Negev lands. Determination of land ownership relied on traditions recorded in Deftars (Books of Record), notebooks which were kept by the Mukhtars and the Sheikhs. Any juridical action in the land was recorded in the Deftars which the Bedouins treated with respect and trust."

About what took place last Thursday in the court session of the Bedouin Land Case you can read here:

http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/press_releases/1273927163/