The government unveiled a plan yesterday to induce young families to settle in the Jordan Valley. Spokesmen for the Ministry of Labor and Welfare told reporters at a press conference that financial incentives would be offered to settle collective forms in the region and that the emphasis will be on motivation.
The Ministry plans to launch a publicity campaign conjunction with the various settlement movements, the Jewish Agency and other Zionist bodies. It will be the first time such an effort is made to attract new blood for rural settlements. Similar campaigns have been successful in the past in recruiting settlers for urban regions.
Speakers for the Ministry said there was room for 150 families at the nine moshavim and six kibbutzim involved in the government-sponsored plan. Ready made homes and agricultural opportunities will be provided for the settlers. The project already has a slogan: “Build your nest in the Jordan Valley.”
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