December 2009, Haaretz reported "Jewish town won’t let Arab build home on his own land". Aadel Suad first went to the planning committee of the Misgav Local Council in 1997. Suad, an educator, sought a permit to build a home on a plot of land he owns in the community of Mitzpeh Kamon. Suad has now been fighting the committee’s red tape for 12 years to build a home on his own land. He and his family are convinced there is only one reason for the refusal, the local council doesn’t want Arabs. Misgav's planning policy has been in the news before. In 2005 Ali Zbeidat, an Israeli Arab, and his Dutch wife Terese and their two teenage daughters, Dina and Awda, were threatened with demolition of their home, built on land belonging to his family for decades and physically located inside the Arab town of Sakhnin. References External links Council website Regional councils in Northern District (Israel)