5 0 s ▁there ▁was ▁constant ▁sm ugg ling ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁villages . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁k ib but z ▁of ▁G iv ' at ▁O z ▁established ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁S alem ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁nearby ▁Z al af a ▁when ▁a ▁K up at ▁Hol im ▁clin ic ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁k ib but z ▁which ▁served ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁S alem . ▁Later ▁the ▁k ib but z ▁provided ▁water ▁and ▁transport ation ▁services ▁to ▁S alem ▁and ▁social ▁contact ▁was ▁built ▁up ▁between ▁both ▁communities ▁as ▁the ▁residents ▁started ▁learning ▁Heb rew . ▁The ▁vill agers ▁started ▁reporting ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁authorities ▁about ▁attacks ▁coming ▁from ▁Jordan . ▁ ▁S alem ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁W adi ▁Ara ▁that ▁lack ed ▁municipal ▁status ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Israel . ▁and ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁m uk ht ars ▁( v ill age ▁head men ) ▁who ▁were ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry . ▁and ▁s alem ' s ▁m uck ht ar ▁was ▁named ▁T ale b ▁Ab u ▁Bak r ▁These ▁m uk ht ars ▁administr ated ▁the ▁village ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry ▁established ▁the ▁N ah al ▁Iron ▁regional ▁council , ▁unit ing ▁it ▁with ▁seven ▁other ▁Arab ▁villages . ▁S alem ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁villages ▁that ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁the ▁council , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁villages ▁object ed ▁to