Inappropriate and Unjust: Planning for Private Farms in the Naqab

In September 2005, the Sub-Committee on Planning Principles, under the auspices of the National Council for Planning and Building, approved the “Wine Route” Plan. The plan authorizes the construction of 30 private individual farms, 20 of which already exist, in the area of Ramat HaNegev in southern Israel. This article presents a number of criticisms regarding the plan, which formed the basis of my expert opinion submitted in support of a petition to the Supreme Court prepared by Adalah –The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, in cooperation with other organizations.