Israel's First Bedouin Diplomat When he joined the foreign ministry, he was the country’s first Bedouin diplomat. At a time when the plight of Al-Arakib has returned the situation of the Bedouin to the headlines, Khaldi insists that working from inside the Israeli system is the only way to help. (Excerpt from: http://forward.com/news/133327/ishmael-khaldi-a-bedouin-a-muslim-and-an-unlikely/)