Re: The bedouins I knew were OK people.
The Bedouins in Iraq helped point out the locations of Saddam’s mass graves south of Baghdad. They liked the sound of gunfire so when we flew over a Bedouin camp we would fire our door guns. And yes, they still ride camels
Regular urbanized Arabs have a complicated relationship with Bedouins. They’ll keep sheep, goats, donkeys and camels, will boast of their alleged Bedouin roots, and emulate Bedouins the way Texans emulate cowboys. But I suspect that between the two groups, there is some genuine animosity. I’ve seen Arabs in the police force, but I don’t think they serve in the IDF. Bedouins will serve in the IDF and make no bones about it.