Bedouin Soldiers Memorial, Military memorial in Lower Galilee, Israel

The Bedouin Soldiers Memorial stands beside Route 77, about a kilometre north of Hamovil Junction. Its centre is a concrete monument engraved in Hebrew and Arabic with the names of fallen soldiers and with Hebrew verses; white memorial stones in the middle of the site also bear the names. Around it lie two plazas, one named for Yitzhak Rabin with a large black stone, the other for Ariel Sharon, plus a ceremonial square, an herb garden, a garden of archaeological finds such as oil presses, a memorial garden for soldiers of unknown burial place with black basalt rocks, and a Yad Labanim house with a memorial room, an assembly hall, a tank and a cannon.

The memorial was built in 1993 to honor Bedouin soldiers who died during military service. It was the first time the community's contribution to national defense was formally recognized in this way.

The memorial shows how military service has become part of how the Bedouin community is seen and recognized in public life. Visitors can look at personal documents, photographs, and objects that tell the stories of individual soldiers and their families.

The memorial lies beside Route 77, about one kilometre north of Hamovil Junction, and is reached by car. The grounds hold two plazas, a ceremonial square, an herb garden, an archaeology garden and a memorial house, so allow time to walk between them.

The memorial site also holds a garden of archaeological finds received from the Israel Antiquities Authority, among them olive presses, showing everyday life in the Land of Israel. A black stone beside the Yitzhak Rabin plaza is engraved with a line by Hamutal Ben Zeev: "To give one's soul and heart to give when you love."