Negev in 2005. The $600 million project hopes to continue Israel's past environmental successes in 'making the desert bloom' and attract 500,000 new Jewish residents to the Negev by improving transportation infrastructure, establishing businesses, developing water resources and introducing programs to protect the environment. A planned artificial desert river, swimming pools and golf courses raised concerns among environmentalists. Critics oppose those plans, calling instead for an inclusive plan for the green vitalization of existing population centers, investment in Bedouin villages, clean-up of toxic industries and development of job options for the unemployed. A major Israel Defense Forces training base is being
Where I Find You Christian Manifesto's Lydia Akinola said that "however, I feel that in an effort to appeal to an even wider audience, in a push for a more poppy and accessibly sound, some of the aesthetic purity that made Jobe’s debut so successful has been sacrificed. The strongest points of "Where I Find You" are those which have developed what worked from the first project and taken it further. The closer "Here" is one such song." Akinola wrote that "nevertheless, "Where I Find You" is not without its bright spots. Jobe collaborated with Matt Maher performing a beautiful duet on “We Exalt