By Noah Browning ATIR, Israel (Reuters) - Khader Abu al-Kian's dusty village of Atir has never existed on any official map, and now it is disappearing before his eyes. For decades he and his fellow Arab Bedouins eked out a meager existence in the Negev desert, largely under the Israeli government's radar. But soaring property costs and a housing crisis are driving a new appetite in Israel for land and development opportunities, and even the harsh Negev looks good. Israel has already invested around $5.6 billion to construct military bases in the Negev and will build 10 new communities there. ...
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