their children. People from the entire spectrum of political and Jewish background arrived united by an overall goal of creating a new center of Jewish communal revival in the heart of the Galilee. Today, Misgav can be seen in many ways as resembling a typical Israeli suburb surrounding a large city, except for the fact that it is spread out over an area of 50,000 acres (200 km²) with a population of just 15,000 including 4,500 Bedouin Arabs. Like the suburbs, the area houses most families in detached, one-family homes surrounded by yards, and the majority of adults drive to work in the urban centers every day while the children are bused to the local schools. There are however, certain factors that make Misgav entirely unique. Firstly, the sheer diversity of the communities is exemplary. Among the Misgav settlements there are five kibbutzim, including a Reform Judaism community, a Conservative Judaism community, a mixed Orthodox-Secular community, and a strictly observant Jewish village, all of which exist peacefully and respectfully alongside each other. Misgav is also unique in its relations with its non-Jewish residents and neighbors. Five local Bedouin settlements have been absorbed by the regional council and are active members of the Misgav community, which also cooperates with the large Muslim Arab, Christian Arab, and Druze populations in the region. This cooperation can be shown by the fact that the region is the location of one of the country's first dual language (Arab-Hebrew) educational institutions, the Galil Jewish-Arab School. Misgav Settlements Jewish Kibbutzim Eshbal Kishorit Lotem Moran Pelekh Tuval Yahad Moshavim Ya'ad Moshav Shitufi Yodfat Community settlements Atzmon Avtalion Eshhar Gilon Har Halutz Hararit Harashim Kamon Koranit Lavon Ma'ale Tzviya Manof Mikhmanim Mitzpe Aviv Moreshet Rakefet Shekhanya Shorashim Tal El Tzurit Yuvalim Arab Bedouin villages Arab al-kobsi Arab al-Na'im Dmeide Hussniyya Kamanneh Ras al-Ein Sallama Go North Program In the late 2000s, the Jewish charity Nefesh B'Nefesh launched its Go North program. Keeping with the organization's purpose of facilitating Jewish immigration to Israel, the program is designed to entice new immigrants and residents who have been in the country for a short time to move to several developing Jewish communities in the country's northern region. The Misgav Regional Council is a partner in the program, whereas its towns Lavon, Har Halutz, Moreshet, Eshchar, Shorashim, Manof, and Tal El are listed by the organization as preferred destinations for participants. Controversy In