The government has declared Be’er Sheva, the capital of the Negev, to be a national priority community. It is investing in Be’er Sheva and in the rapid transportation routes to it, to link it with the centre of the country and also allow it to develop.
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2012/Cabinet-communiqu%C3%A9-14-Oct-2012.htm