Government ministers vote to approve the establishment of five new communities in the Negev during today’s cabinet meeting.
The five communities — four Jewish and one Bedouin — are slated to be built around the southern city of Arad.
“Our highest obligation is to provide personal security for the residents of the south; we have started on this journey and we will not stop. At the same time, we are continuing to settle and develop the Negev,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says.
During the cabinet meeting, Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar reportedly traded barbs with Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg, who voted against the proposal.
“You have a fierce hatred for Jewish settlement,” Sa’ar is quoted as saying by the Kan public broadcaster.
“We’ve completely lost it, sorry to spoil the joy and praise,” Zandberg is said to respond.
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