1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cTzAcmWbco"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/ben-gurion-urges-individual-farmers-to-develop-private-farms-in-negev">Ben-gurion Urges Individual Farmers to Develop Private Farms in Negev</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/ben-gurion-urges-individual-farmers-to-develop-private-farms-in-negev/embed#?secret=cTzAcmWbco" width="600" height="338" title="“Ben-gurion Urges Individual Farmers to Develop Private Farms in Negev” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="cTzAcmWbco" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> A long list of problems facing the individual private farmer in Israel was on the agenda here today of the convention of the Israel Farmers Association. The convention was greeted by Prime Minister Ben-Gurion, who urged that individual farmers develop private farming in the Negev wilderness “just as veterans started farming in the Huleh swamps, […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315