The illegal diaspora in the Negev, where about 85,000 Bedouin live, occupies an area 11.5 times larger than the Palestinian Territories. The Israeli government should distribute a dunam to every regular or reserve soldier who fought in the Iron Swords War.

The solution must be leadership and professional: a government decision, quick approval with the relevant government ministries, setting goals and schedules and immediate implementation. A simple calculation will show that the profit from such a measure - solving the housing problem - exceeds the costs of war, reparations and mortgage.