The government approved, Sunday, a budget transfer for preparing alternate areas in place of the Tsofar enclave that will be returned to Jordan at the end of April.
Expressing thanks for the move, the Central Arava Regional Council and Tsofar farmers said the farmers will now be able to prepare alternative property with all the necessary infrastructure, including land, water, electricity and drainage. The Arava hopes that after the completion of the initial infrastructure preparation, the Prime Minister's Office will assist with an additional budget various government ministries and the Keren Kayemet Leyisrael Jewish National Fund to complete the transferring of equipment from the enclave to Israeli territory and setting up of greenhouses in time for the upcoming agricultural season there.