Visualising 'E1'

Both Israeli and Palestinian electricity pylons run past the Bedouin village of Nakhayleh although Israel refuses to allow the connection of the village to either grid. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

North of Nakhayleh, the Israeli settlement of Almon was built on top of the channels of the Wadi Kelt river. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

Khan al-Ahmar is amongst the villages slated for demolition within the E1 plan. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

The mukhtar of Khan al-Ahmar, Abu Ra'id, demands the right to return to the Bedouin's original lands in the Naqab. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

Khan al-Ahmar has suffered regular house demolitions for many years. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

The 'E1 Plan' will connect a ring of Israeli settlements that surround East Jerusalem. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

Abu Faisal is the muhktar of the current village of Nuweima and is challenging the demolition order on his house in the Israeli legal system. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

Abu Faisal's children drew a picture of a Bedouin tent accompanied by the words, 'The Bedouin Tent will Triumph'. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

Abu Sanab believes E1 is part of a systematic Israeli policy that aims to 'empty the land from Palestinians'. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

Israel claims that E1 will modernise and develop Bedouin life. (MEE/Rich Wiles)

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