ABSTRACT
This chapter dwells on the meaning of being a native anthropologist in Palestine-Israel in the twenty-first century. It explores the roles of the native anthropologist in conflicted Palestinian-Israeli society. The Palestinians and Israel have been in a struggle over land since long before the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. Israel views its Bedouin citizens as Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims rather than full citizens. Despite the fact that some of the Bedouin have served in the Israeli army since 1948, and many have been killed in the line of duty, these citizens are not yet integrated into Israeli society. The role of Palestinian-Israeli intellectuals and political leaders in the face of the daily suffering, killings and dispossession of their fellow Palestinians is painful and risky. There have been distinguished Arab-Palestinian activists who have been recognised by a wider public in Israel, and beyond it, in the Arab world.
