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
Trouble Will Find Me emotional connection, much of "Trouble Will Find Me" sounds oddly on autopilot." Jesse Cataldo of "Slant Magazine" found that while the album "remains well crafted and satisfying, there's something inherently stultifying about it as well." Trouble Will Find Me made numerous "albums of the year" lists including "Pitchfork", Rolling Stone and Paste. "Trouble Will Find Me" debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 with 74,722 copies sold in its first week. It has sold 400,000 copies in the US alone. The album made top-ten debuts in fourteen countries other than the US. In 2014 it was awarded a double