"We are Bedouins; we can subsist on olive oil; we don't say we don't have food": food insecurity in Bedouin villages deprived of recognition in the Negev region of Israel

The prevailing definition of food security asserts that all population members have, at all times, both physical and economic access to nutritious and satisfying food that meets the nutritional standards for healthy and active lifestyles. Consequently, those who do not meet all these conditions suffer from food insecurity. National and international research on Israel indicates that the populations of unrecognized villages are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. Our data affirms this and further highlights the vulnerability of women in unrecognized villages, representing a case of dual marginality—the most marginalized group within a marginalized population.