 In May 2009, Michael Oren wrote an article in "Commentary" in which he discussed the "Arab Demographic Threat" as one of "Seven Existential Threats" facing Israel.In 2005, Shimon Peres told US officials that Israel had "lost" land in the Negev "to the Bedouin" and would need to take steps to "relieve" the "demographic threat".In 2010, Netanyahu warned in a government meeting that a Negev "without a Jewish majority" would pose "a palpable threat".