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      <title>New plan for eastern Negev ‘practical Zionism,’ Smotrich says</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Israel is advancing a $31.8 million initiative to encourage demographic and economic growth in the country’s south.]]></description>
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      <title>Ben-Gurion University ‘an engine of economic growth in Negev’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[At the 2025 Tribute Brunch sponsored by the Philadelphia and Delaware chapters of Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU), the theme was decidedly on revving up that engine.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Auspiciously timed, resilience meets relief at New York benefit for Ben-Gurion University</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“It’s important to laugh,” Doug Seserman, outgoing CEO of A4BGU, said as he formally welcomed attendees, six days after the release of the 20 living Israeli hostages from Gaza.]]></description>
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      <title>90% of Gaza Envelope evacuees have returned home post-Oct. 7</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Over 2,500 new residents moved to the Western Negev since Oct. 7, primarily to the city of Sderot.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>250 US legislators plant state trees in Negev, while seeing sites of Oct. 7</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Standing here, I couldn’t be prouder to be a Jew and a Zionist; to me, they are the same,” said Esther Panitch, a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:35:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IAF intercepts three Houthi drones in 30 minutes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two UAVs were downed in the southern Negev and the Arava. The third UAV's location was not specified by the military.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:32:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Breakthrough in Israel’s plant conservation efforts</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spear-leaved dogbane blooming in the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens originate from specimens collected decades ago in the Negev Desert.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel OKs $940m plan to develop Oct. 7-hit south</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“We are not settling for recovery; we are building a stronger, safer future,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 05:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel harvests 1,500-year-old Byzantine grape seeds in Negev Desert</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The project is part of an effort to recreate a renowned ancient wine that was once exported throughout Europe.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The countdown begins: Israel's deadline for illegal Bedouin villages</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The government promises a policy shift that may finally pave the way for resolving this complex issue and preserving the Negev for the future.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:36:37 GMT</pubDate>
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