"Towards the expiration of the procedure for preventing family reunification tomorrow, and following Bedouin riots in the Negev, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar warns of the security and national risk posed by a situation in which Arab residents from Judea, Samaria and Gaza will be allowed to reunite with their relatives within the Green Line and receive Israeli citizenship." This was reported by the newspaper Israel Hayom.
According to the report, the Shabak chief has in recent days forwarded an unusual appeal to Minister of Interior Ayelet Shaked. Bar presented data on the over-involvement of children and grandchildren of one of whose parents was born in the settlements in riots in the Negev two weeks ago. According to the data, about 40% of those involved in the violence are descendants of "reunited families".