Zionist settlement of the Negev
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The Zionist settlement of the Negev refers to the movement and policies aimed at establishing and developing Jewish communities and agriculture in Israel’s arid southern desert region as part of the broader Zionist nation-building project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zionist settlement of the Negev canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zionist settlement project
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historical process ⓘ nation-building policy ⓘ |
| affects | Bedouin communities in the Negev ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
strengthening Jewish sovereignty over sparsely populated areas
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transforming desert into cultivable land ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Negev desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beer Sheva as regional center
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Ben-Gurion’s vision of “making the desert bloom” ⓘ David Ben-Gurion NERFINISHED ⓘ Negev development plans ⓘ Sde Boker kibbutz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganBefore | establishment of the State of Israel ⓘ |
| characteristic |
focus on agricultural experimentation
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state-subsidized housing and infrastructure ⓘ strategic placement of settlements along borders and roads ⓘ use of advanced irrigation technologies ⓘ |
| country | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
consolidate Jewish territorial control
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develop agriculture in arid regions ⓘ establish Jewish communities in the Negev ⓘ increase Jewish demographic presence in the Negev ⓘ integrate the Negev into the Israeli economy ⓘ secure Israel’s southern frontier ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept | “making the desert bloom” narrative ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Israeli government
NERFINISHED
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Jewish Agency for Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish National Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ Zionist settlement departments ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Labor Zionism
NERFINISHED
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pioneer ethos (halutzim) ⓘ security doctrine of the State of Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Zionist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Israeli regional development policy
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Jewish immigration absorption in peripheral areas ⓘ displacement and sedentarization of Negev Bedouin ⓘ land disputes in the Negev ⓘ |
| significantlyExpandedAfter |
1948 Arab–Israeli War
NERFINISHED
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establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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early decades of the State of Israel ⓘ post-1948 period ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
afforestation and land reclamation
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creation of development towns ⓘ establishment of kibbutzim ⓘ establishment of moshavim ⓘ irrigation and water diversion projects ⓘ state land allocation to Jewish communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sde Boker