Showing posts with label Negev. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Negev. Show all posts
Jan 12, 2022
Proposed Law: land for service
MK Dudi Amsalem (Likud) has proposed a law that will grant 1 dunam of land free of charge to any released soldier willing to live in southern Israel.
חייל משוחרר שמתיישב בנגב עדיף על כל פולש ושודד קרקע❗
— דודי אמסלם 🇮🇱 (@dudiamsalem) January 11, 2022
הגיע הזמן להעניק 'מענק שחרור' אמיתי לכל חייל משוחרר-
דונם 1️⃣ בנגב.
זוהי הצעת החוק שהנחתי על שולחן הכנסת, רעיון שאימצתי בשמחה מידידי גבי קדוש, רה"ע אילת לשעבר.
מדובר פשוט בצו השעה-
פיתרון מעשי ליישוב הנגב, פריחתו ושגשוגו❗🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/DknaA2mK96
I feel like there are so many details that would have to be worked out to make this a viable program that it will never happen, even if it were to pass into law (which it almost definitely will not). How long does the owner have to live on the land, and if he doesn't but rents it out or lets it sit empty and himself or herself lives somewhere else, will they take it back? With thousands of soldiers joining and being released from the army every year, how quickly will they run out of land to give out, and then what - cancel the law? If it should pass, what are all these people going to do with all this land - will the State build new cities and towns for them or will a bunch of people just hold title to land in the desert but actually be able to use it? Will other interest groups who do not serve in the army get the program adjusted so it includes them even without army service?
It does seem that this is actually a rehash of a law proposal made by Gila Gamliel several years ago that never got passed. The question is if the Likud wants to show support for development of the Negev, why did they do nothing about it the past 12 years when they were in power?
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Oct 10, 2021
if you make it cheap enough they will come
Minister of Interior Ayelet Shaked announced plans for the establishment of 10 new communities in southern Israel. Shaked says this will strengthen the southern settlements and also will prevent further takeover of government lands by Bedouin communities. Also, using empty land for housing construction will ease the housing crisis, and it will help the entire population of the southern region.
Some of the communities are entirely new, while a few have already been planned or even approved but never got off the ground beyond that initial announcement stage. The previous approach by the government was to expand existing communities rather than establish new ones as it was more expensive to build new communities (I guess laying the infrastructure was complicated and expensive). Shaked's approach is that even though it is more expensive there is an inherent value in settling the empty land down south, in addition to retaking control over the land there.
Shaked says this plan will be coordinated between the Ministries of Housing, and of Finance along with the Prime Ministers Office, all of whom support the plan.
source: Israel Hayom
I would expect the, at least initially, cheap housing prices will be one big attraction for people to move to such towns, but it seems likely the government will also give additional tax benefits to people who move south.
To paraphrase Ray Kinsella, if you build it they will come. And more importantly if you make it cheap enough they will come.
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Jan 19, 2010
Housing Crisis on the way out
In a move that is pretty similar to what was described and discussed as a viable option in the comments earlier today, the Council for National Construction today voted and approved the establishment of a new city in the Negev, near Arad.
The city, Kasif, will be designed for Haredim, and the construction will be appropriate for this community. They approved 10,000 units for a minimum of 50,000 people. They also approved a higher percentage of public buildings, as is needed in haredi communities, for more shuls and schools than the average city has.
The Nature Protection Society had voted against and says it is a bad idea as it will destroy the local environment, it uses up valuable free and open space, and many towns in other parts of the Negev are far from completely maximized, and they should be filled up before building new cities.
10,000 housing units is a large amount and can make a serious dent in the housing crisis.
The city, Kasif, will be designed for Haredim, and the construction will be appropriate for this community. They approved 10,000 units for a minimum of 50,000 people. They also approved a higher percentage of public buildings, as is needed in haredi communities, for more shuls and schools than the average city has.
The Nature Protection Society had voted against and says it is a bad idea as it will destroy the local environment, it uses up valuable free and open space, and many towns in other parts of the Negev are far from completely maximized, and they should be filled up before building new cities.
10,000 housing units is a large amount and can make a serious dent in the housing crisis.
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