In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “regional council covering several bedouin villages in the northwestern negev desert of israel”. Today it says “regional council operating in 2003-2012 and covering several bedouin villages in the northwestern negev desert”.
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Abu Basma Regional Council ( , Moatza Ezorit Abu Basma , , Majlis Iqlimi Abu Basma ) is a regional council covering several Bedouin villages in the northwestern Negev desert of Israel .1The council was formed as a result of Government Resolution 881 of 29 September 2003, known as the "Abu Basma Plan", which stated the need to establish seven new Bedouin settlements in the Negev. The council was established by the Interior Ministry on 28 January 2004. At the time, the regional council had a population of approximately 30,000 Bedouins and a total land area of 34,000 dunams , making it the most populous regional council in the South District but the smallest in jurisdiction. The council also has the highest rate of unemployment in Israel. The head of the council is Amram Qalaji .2
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Following the Minister of Interior decision on November 5, 2012 it was split into two newly created bodies: Neve Midbar Regional Council and al-Kasom Regional Council .Information for the citizens , Abu Basma Regional Council official site (Hebrew)
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An official symbol of Abu Basma Regional Council The jurisdiction of Abu Basma Regional Council in south-central Israel Abu Basma Regional Council ( , Moatza Ezorit Abu Basma , , Majlis Iqlimi Abu Basma ) was a regional council operating in 2003-2012 and covering several Bedouin villages in the northwestern Negev desert of Israel . Following the Minister of Interior decision on November 5, 2012 it was split into two newly created bodies: Neve Midbar Regional Council and al-Kasom Regional Council .
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An official symbol of Abu Basma Regional Council The jurisdiction of Abu Basma Regional Council in south-central Israel Abu Basma Regional Council ( Hebrew : מועצה אזורית אבו בסמה , Moatza Ezorit Abu Basma , Arabic : مجلس إقليمي أبو بسمة , Majlis Iqlimi Abu Basma ) was a regional council operating in 2003-2012 and covering several Bedouin villages in the northwestern Negev desert of Israel . Following the Minister of Interior decision on November 5, 2012, it was split into two newly created bodies: Neve Midbar Regional Council and al-Kasom Regional Council .
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regional council covering several bedouin villages in the northwestern negev desert of israel
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regional council operating in 2003-2012 and covering several bedouin villages in the northwestern negev desert
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