The Canaanites, ancestors of today’s indigenous people of Palestine, were more than just figures in biblical stories. They were farmers, artisans, and sailors who introduced many aspects of society that we know today​. In fact, the Near East is often called the “cradle of civilization,” and the Canaanites played a starring role in that cradle. Canaan's history includes the first alphabetic writing system, early prophetic wisdom, and spiritual belief about one God that would later shape the Bible and global religions.

Bajis Hasanat Abu Mu'ailiq

Published on 30 Jul 2025

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A call to the Arab world and the Islamic nation from Sheikh Mahmoud Al-Hasanat, of the Hasanat Abu Mu’ailiq Bedouin tribe of Beersheba: Next Friday is a day of dignity and pride for Gaza. Let us stand together, in voice and in honor, with our people in Gaza. This is a message of unity from the indigenous tribes of southern Palestine. The same soil where the oath of Abraham and Abimelech was made. The real accord was never signed in Washington. It was made in Beersheba, between men of the land. Share this message. Raise your voices. Stand for Gaza. Stand with the tribes.

Bajis Hasanat Abu Mu'ailiq

Published on 27 Jul 2025

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The Tribe of Abimelech Platform, standing before the oldest tribal confederation of indigenous families of Palestine, and in unity with other recognized Bedouin tribes of the Naqab, Gaza and the West Bank, mourns the tragic and preventable death of Ahmad al Hassanat, a member of the Hassanat Abu Mu'aliq tribe, who succumbed to acute malnutrition at Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza on July 22nd, 2025. His death is more than a tragedy for the tribe, but a damning indictment of the ongoing genocide perpetrated by the far-right and extremist leaders of the State of Israel, which refuses to recognize our indigenous status despite global acknowledgment and legal obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Bajis Hasanat Abu Mu'ailiq

Published on 22 Jul 2025

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The Tribe of Abimelech platform for the Palestinian Bedouin clans of Hasanat Abu Mu'aliq and uniting twenty-two confederated families from ancestral territories between Gaza and Beersheba, issues the following statement: We reaffirm over 4,000 years of continuity, recorded in biblical and historical accounts and the enduring ancestral obligation as the original guardians of peace and charity for Palestine.

Bajis Hasanat Abu Mu'ailiq

Published on 12 Jul 2025

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This historical narrative serves as a formal assertion of the indigenous continuity, territorial claims, and political identity of the Tribe of Abimelech. It represents a scholarly and community-based appeal directed toward state authorities, academic researchers, international human rights organizations, and relevant policy-making bodies, calling upon them to formally recognize the indigenous status and inherent rights of this historically rooted tribe. Such acknowledgment is essential to initiating processes of legal protection, cultural preservation, and restorative justice in accordance with internationally established indigenous rights frameworks.

Bajis Hasanat Abu Mu'ailiq

Published on 21 Jun 2025

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