"A move with strategic value": The support of the Mossad chief for the project for the Bedouin settlement
In the Bedouin settlement of Bir Hadaj, they decided to join forces with Jewish neighbors to promote a plan to establish a joint industrial zone. The issue encountered many objections in the Ramat Negev Council,…
Assessment
A joint industrial zone between Bedouin Bir Hadaj and Jewish neighbors in Ramat Negev has drawn fierce local opposition, but the Mossad chief's endorsement shifts the debate. Gofman, who served in the area, frames the project as a strategic move to reduce crime. The real question is whether his security credentials can override municipal resistance and turn a contested economic plan into a regional model.