This ynet writer doesn't quite understand why David Ben Gurion moved to the Negev.
David Ben Gurion must be turning in his grave. Israel’s first prime minister’s vision of settling the Negev never seemed further away, as new poll shows 50 percent of Israelis are unwilling to relocate to it, under any circumstances. (click here for complete article)
Ben Gurion knew that the percentage of Israelis willing to live there was almost infinitesimal. His dream of attracting masses of Israelis to the Negev was because it was so undesired, and he thought that considering the tiny bit of land (pre Six Days War) Israel had the Negev had to be utilized. He didn't see the Bedouin as a competitive threat, so to him that was the great potential of it.
The Negev, which lacks natural resources and is a desert, is not suited to house masses of people. And deserts have never been popular with Jews.
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