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No more than 1 wife: Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy

(Tsafrir Abayov | AP file photo) In this May 12, 2015 file photo, a Bedouin man walks through the village of Umm Al-Hiran in the Israeli Negev desert. Israel has begun cracking down on polygamy among the country’s Bedouins, after decades of turning a blind eye to the old custom that remains widespread in the community. But many Bedouins, complaining of systematic neglect and discrimination by Israeli governments, see only a ploy to curb their population growth and criminalize their community members.