ראש המוסד תומך באזור תעשייה בדואי שנוי במחלוקת

הערכה

Roman Gofman is weighing in on a local development dispute with national security implications. The Mossad chief argues that economic opportunity in the Bedouin town of Bir Hadaj can undercut organized crime and improve state control. This puts a security agency's credibility behind a plan that has drawn opposition from environmental and some local groups. The question now is whether Gofman's backing shifts the political calculus.