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<h2 id="achievements">Achievements</h2>

<p>Bimkom's work in partnership with other NGOs has led to the recognition of 11 unrecognized Bedouin villages and better planning for recognized villages.
</p><p>Bimkom's Center for Planning Support in the Arab sector has assisted several townships, including <a href="/facts/Yarka/tBz87PDN">Yarka</a>, <a href="/facts/Ar%2527ara/JoL0NNCL">Ar'ara</a>, <a href="/facts/Baqa_al-Gharbiyye/r3uqBBIc">Baqa al-Gharbiyye</a> and <a href="/facts/Qalansawe/yGafkMKX">Qalansawe</a>, to obtain expansion of their respective development areas.
</p><p>Bimkom, together with other social change organizations, introduced into the Urban Renewal Authority Law a number of measures designed to protect low-income residents.
</p><p>Bimkom orchestrated cooperation between community organizations, international funding and the Jerusalem municipality that led to opening the first playground in <a href="/facts/Sur_Baher/4fVBTmKQ">Sur Baher</a>, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
</p><p>Bimkom succeeded in having the villages of Dhar el-Malah and Sateh al-Baher in <a href="/facts/Area_C/Y02EnplQ">Area C</a> connected to the electricity grid.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="target-issues">Target issues</h2>
<h3>Protective infrastructure in the Arab sector</h3>
<p>Less than one week into the <a href="/facts/Iran%25E2%2580%2593Israel_war/cqFcawYL">Iran–Israel war</a> that started on June 13, 2025 with daily missiles fired from Iran into Israel, the lack of protective infrastructure for Israel's Arab population was addressed by Bimkom in a position paper.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/New_Israel_Fund/gzAEkYHd">New Israel Fund</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bustan_(organization)/WdRkFwRs">Bustan</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Projects_working_for_peace_among_Israelis_and_Arabs/pDgr9LKT">Projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://bimkom.org/eng/">Official website</a> </li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Hasson, Nir (11 February 2024). "Under the Cover of War, Israel Plans to Build a New Neighborhood for Jews in East Jerusalem". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 February 2024. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-02-11/ty-article/.premium/under-the-cover-of-war-israel-is-moving-to-build-a-new-jewish-neighborhood-in-east-jlem/0000018d-9786-d9cc-a5cd-f7be43b10000" target="_blank">https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-02-11/ty-article/.premium/under-the-cover-of-war-israel-is-moving-to-build-a-new-jewish-neighborhood-in-east-jlem/0000018d-9786-d9cc-a5cd-f7be43b10000</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Berger, Yotam (4 September 2017). "After Decades of Darkness, Palestinian Village Gets Power". Haaretz. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2017-09-04/ty-article/.premium/after-decades-of-darkness-palestinian-village-gets-power/0000017f-db83-d3ff-a7ff-fba3cfe90000" target="_blank">https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/2017-09-04/ty-article/.premium/after-decades-of-darkness-palestinian-village-gets-power/0000017f-db83-d3ff-a7ff-fba3cfe90000</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Tsion, Hila (18 June 2025). "Neglect of shelters in Arab towns 'a grave failure that puts lives at risk'". Ynetnews. Retrieved 18 June 2025. <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bykntsyngg" target="_blank">https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bykntsyngg</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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