Left: Youngsters play soccer on the outskirts of the unrecognised Bedouin village of Abu Kaff. Soccer is the most popular sport amongst the youth. Right: A newly married couple arrives at the unrecognised Bedouin village of Abu-Ajaj where women and children join the wedding party.
Until recently the Bedouin people have always expressed their support for the Israeli state, even serving in the Israeli army. But with the mounting tensions, the Bedouin, who are Muslim, have started to show increasing support for the Palestinian struggle against Israel. Traditional Bedouin tribal values are coming under increasing pressure to change as a result of this state of conflict.