(Photo By: Desert Stars)
By: Abigail Klein Leichman - January 21, 2021
After two young Bedouin teenagers bragged on TikTok about vandalizing a Jewish graveyard at Moshav Nevatim about five miles south of Beersheva in the Negev, a group of about 20 young adults from a variety of Bedouin villages sprang into action.
Armed with paint and brushes, they headed to the cemetery the next morning – even though it was Friday, the Muslim Sabbath – and worked for hours to repair damaged tombstones and scrape and paint over hateful graffiti.
All the volunteers in this heartwarming deed are recent alumni of Desert Stars, a not-for-profit organization that creates a cross-tribal network of young Bedouin leaders in the Negev.
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