Rawia Aburabia

• Co-wrote an anti-Israel op-ed in Haaretz titled “Israel Harel’s Racist Diatribe Against Bedouins Reveals the Depths of Apartheid.” In the article, Aburabia slandered Israel as an apartheid state numerous times.[1]
• Gave an anti-Israel speech at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) in which she accused Israel of discriminating against Arab citizens and using “the law as a tool for expropriation of lands, for the dispossession of the indigenous Bedouin population and the negation of their property rights, and for the judaization of these lands.”[2]
• Spoke at the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights on the topic of “The Legal Status of Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in Israel.” While a transcript from her speech is not available online, her prior rhetoric leaves little doubt that her speech was anti-Israel.[3]
• Worked for the “Association for Civil Rights in Israel,” [4] a radical-left NGO that defends terrorists in courts, accuses Israel of war crimes, and petitions against the IDF.[5]
• Told Al Jazeera that the high levels of unemployment among Bedouin women is because Israel forced them off their land. Forcing women off their lands deprived them of their traditional roles … and left them with no options – no training and often no education” she said.[6]
• Said in an interview that Israel has “institutionalized racism and discrimination that is written into the law.”[7]

[1] https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-harel-s-racist-diatribe-against-bedouins-reveals-the-depths-of-apartheid-1.10545530

[2] https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Minority/Pages/Session3Statements.aspx

[3] https://ric.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dr-Rawia-Aburabia-CV-March-2021.pdf

[4] https://www.inn.co.il/Besheva/Article.aspx/4025

[5] https://law.acri.org.il/en/2010/06/21/rawia-aburabia/

[6] https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2015/9/25/sodastream-factory-shows-palestinian-bedouins-plight

[7] https://norabf.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/interview-with-rawia-abu-rabia-of-the-association-for-civil-rights-in-israel/