Negev military base delayed  Construction of a massive Israeli
military base in the Negev was suspended for an environmental
review.  Beersheba District Court issued a stay Wednesday
halting construction work at the Israel Defense Force training
complex planned for the Negev Junction. The move followed a
petition by green groups who argued that the base, being sited
close to an area notorious for pollution, would endanger troops.
Negev residents see the project as a means of injecting new
funds into their impoverished district.  The current IDF
training complex sits on choice land outside Tel Aviv wanted by
the Defense Ministry.