I’m sure I’ve written about Derijat before.  Years ago we visited this Bedouin village in the desert and were absolutely enthralled by their individuality, their persistence, and their great achievements.  We visited the school, the visitors’ hall, the cave a family originally lived in, and a few other places.  We learned about how they managed to achieve government recognition and how education was their highest goal. This time we went there and the same host told us about the village – and it is still enthralling.  But suddenly I wasn’t sure it was real.  Maybe it is just me in a fake news world.   Sometimes I can be so wrong.   I’ll have to work on learning more.  

This is what they wrote about back in 2004

https://www.haaretz.com/2004-05-20/ty-article/founded-in-1850-recognized-by-the-state-in-2004/0000017f-dc32-db22-a17f-fcb37aa40000