Aleppo pine widely used in JNF's forestation project is described by some as being 'like a gallon of petrol'; Bedouins see tree plantings as disrupting their farming livelihoods
Security agency looking into assault on security guard, burning of journalist's car and rocks placed on train tracks; several cars damaged overnight from thrown stones
Report says negotiations to start Thursday over 'unprecedented' program; 21 arrested in 2nd night of riots over official tree-planting in Negev, which has sparked coalition turmoil
12 arrested in Bedouin towns as unrest continues despite promised deal; Ra'am's Abbas denounces violence, says his party 'suffers every day to be partners in the coalition'
Opposition MKs advance legislation to embarrass coalition as Ra'am boycott of votes remains in place; minister says sides will meet Thursday in effort to strike deal
In JNF forests, Bedouin see 'soft expulsion,' environmentalists see a key ecological interest, and right-wing politicians see a weapon against illegal squatters
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