1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8kTGIt0bNV"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/first-bank-opens-in-negev-extends-24000-pounds-in-loans-to-settlers-and-bedouins">First Bank Opens in Negev; Extends 24,000 Pounds in Loans to Settlers and Bedouins</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/first-bank-opens-in-negev-extends-24000-pounds-in-loans-to-settlers-and-bedouins/embed#?secret=8kTGIt0bNV" width="600" height="338" title="“First Bank Opens in Negev; Extends 24,000 Pounds in Loans to Settlers and Bedouins” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="8kTGIt0bNV" 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> The Kupat Milve Bank opened last month in Beersheba–the first banking office in the Negev–has already extended 24,000 pounds in loans to settlers in the southern desert, it was announced today. Sixty percent of the loans were granted to former veterans who have settled in the Negev, while about 4,000 pounds was loaned to Bedouins […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315