WP annouces an affiliation and working relationship with George D. Haralampoudis
New York City, New York-February 7th, 2012
Wellfleet Partners, Inc., announces an affiliation and working relationship with George D. Haralampoudis, a new Managing Director/Investment Banking at Bradley Woods & Co. Ltd., a 42-year-old, full service, independent securities and brokerage firm. “We are pleased to join our efforts with that of George Haralampoudis, a long time friend and associate in the investment banking area. It was our great pleasure to introduce him to Dan Ripp, Chairman and CEO of Bradley Woods and we could not be happier in working with him going forward. While he has extensive experiences in numerous areas in corporate finance, in particular we expect to seek his sage advise and partnership in areas including maritime, minerals and mining, healthcare, real estate, hospitality, technology and foreign and international investments as well as others. We are working closely with Dan and George to create a dream team of financial service professionals,” stated Mark I. Lev, Chairman & CEO.
About Bradley Woods & Co. Ltd.
Bradley Woods & Co. Ltd. based in New York is a 42-year-old full service independent securities and brokerage firm. Bradley Woods has an indirect clearing agreement with Pershing LLC (an affiliate of the Bank of New York Mellon) through its affiliation with Bernard Herold & Co., Inc., a New York Stock Exchange member. In 2004, Bradley Woods began offering investment banking services. It has offered brokerage and other financial services since 1983. Since 1970 Bradley Woods has offered an institutional research product which interprets the impact of the US Federal Government on the capital markets. It utilizes its decades of experience and expertise in political matters and is thus able to spot minute shifts in policies and impact. The company’s forte is an understanding of government mechanics and dynamics including its legislative and administrative procedures. The company offers research and analysis that not only reports and identifies critical market and economic trends, but also the implications of such political crosswinds. Under the stewardship of Dan Ripp, the company’s president since 2004, the company’s direction was retooled to focus on the specific investment implications of US government policies and geopolitics.
About Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Wellfleet Partners, Inc., a fourteen year old boutique financial services and consulting firm, was founded by Mark I. Lev in 1998. The company engages in a wide variety of corporate finance, venture capital, management consulting, due diligence and corporate advisory activities for a broad range of clients. These include public and private, emerging small to medium-sized, domestic and internationally-based, growth companies. In addition, through subsidiaries and/or affiliates, Wellfleet offers financial, brokerage and money management services. It has strategic, domestic, and international partnerships in Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Diego, in Dublin, London, Perth, Tel Aviv, Beijing and Tokyo. Wellfleet renders all of its fund raising corporate finance and investment banking related activities through Bradley Woods & Co. Ltd., a FINRA-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York. For more information, please go to www.wellfleetpartners.com. A brochure, quarterly newsletter and/or press release is available upon request.
Joshua S. Lev has been made an equity partner of WP
Wellfleet Partners, Inc., announces that Joshua S. Lev has been made an equity partner of the Company. “It is with great pleasure that I announce after 14 years a new equity partner at our firm. It has been a dream of mine for many years to be able to work side by side with my son and since joining a half a year ago, he has made monumental strides in improving all aspects of the firm. It seems quite natural to call him “partner” now, as well as beloved and cherished son. As the firm was named after my father’s company “Wellfleet Textiles”, almost 15 years ago, it feels natural to have a 3rd generation Lev at Wellfleet. Going forward Joshua’s responsibilities will be expanded to include a more active role in the day to day operations with the firm as I focus on our portfolio clients, nationally and abroad. We intend in 2012 to make mergers and acquisitions more of a concentration in our business and work more closely with our almost 500 portfolio companies, over 20 countries. This is truly a “happy day” at Wellfleet Partners, Inc.” stated Mark I. Lev, Chairman & CEO of Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
About Joshua S. Lev
Joshua S. Lev, Director of Business Development, joined Wellfleet Partners in mid 2011 to focus on business development, M&A, corporate finance and institutional and individual client relations. He also has responsibilities in conducting due diligence, and offering advisory services for perspective portfolio companies and in their financings. Prior to joining Wellfleet, Mr. Lev worked at HSBC for over 4 years in a variety of roles within Personal Financial Services. He joined the bank as a Retail Management Trainee, completed the Group Graduate Development Program inEngland, and served as a Business Analyst and Planning & Analysis Manager. Most recently, Mr. Lev was AVP of Product and Pricing Strategy for the Retail Bank. Mr. Lev holds a 6 and 63 Securities License. Mr. Lev graduated from the Sy Syms School of Business atYeshiva University with a BS in Business & Management and a minor concentration in International Business. Mr. Lev also holds an Associate Degree in Religious Studies.
About Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Wellfleet Partners, Inc. (Wellfleet), a fourteen year old boutique financial services and consulting firm, was founded by Mark I. Lev in early 1998. The Company’s emphasis is to engage in a wide variety of corporate finance, venture capital, management consulting, due diligence and corporate advisory related activities to a broad range of public and private emerging small to medium sized national and internationally based growth companies. In addition, through subsidiaries and/or affiliates, it offers financial and brokerage services and money management as well and has strategic partnerships and offices in Perth, Australia, Tokyo, Japan, London, England, Ra’anana, and Tel Aviv, Israel, Dublin, Ireland, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Southern California (Los Angeles & San Diego), Northern California (Palo Alto) and in conjunction with MRM Finance LLC, jointly opened an office in Beijing, China in 2008. Wellfleet renders all of its fund raising corporate finance and investment banking related activities through Sandgrain Securities, Inc., a registered FINRA broker-dealer primarily headquartered in New York. For more information, please go to www.wellfleetpartners.com; a brochure, quarterly newsletter and/or press releases available upon request.
Realta Entertainment Group, Inc.
New York & Campbell, CA, China- December 23rd, 2011
Realta Entertainment Group, Inc. (“Realta” or the “Company”) is a California based Transmedia gaming and entertainment company. “We are very pleased to be involved in the financing of this exciting gaming company introduced to us by, Bryan Feinberg of Zephyr Technology Ventures, LLC (see below). Realta represents the type of early stage venture capital investment that we were so familiar with over a decade ago during the earlier stages of Wellfleet Partners, Inc. With the recent introduction to Mr. Feinberg, his friendship, guidance, continued overseeing of the target companies via their affiliation with Zephyr as Consultants or Board Memberships and his extensive experience in the digital media and software space, we are hopeful that this area will become a greater interest for us in the future”, stated Mark I. Lev, Chairman & CEO of Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Realta Entertainment Group, Inc., Realta Entertainment Group, Inc. and Realta Studios are developers of reality-based interactive multimedia, hardware and content for the world’s most popular video game consoles and PC’s. Realta melds art and technology into powerful user experiences that expand beyond the typical gaming hardware. Realta Entertainments debut project is currently in production in their Campbell, CA studio.
About Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Wellfleet Partners, Inc. (Wellfleet), a fourteen year old boutique financial services and consulting firm, was founded by Mark I. Lev in early 1998. The Company’s emphasis is to engage in a wide variety of corporate finance, venture capital, management consulting, due diligence and corporate advisory related activities to a broad range of public and private emerging small to medium sized national and internationally based growth companies. In addition, through subsidiaries and/or affiliates, it offers financial and brokerage services and money management as well and has strategic partnerships and offices in Perth, Australia, Tokyo, Japan, London, England, Ra’anana, and Tel Aviv, Israel, Dublin, Ireland, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Southern California (Los Angeles & San Diego), Northern California (Palo Alto) and in conjunction with MRM Finance LLC, jointly opened an office in Beijing, China in 2008. Wellfleet renders all of its fund raising corporate finance and investment banking related activities through Sandgrain Securities, Inc., a registered FINRA broker-dealer primarily headquartered in New York. For more information, please go to www.wellfleetpartners.com; a brochure, quarterly newsletter and/or press releases available upon request.
About Zephyr Technology Ventures, LLC
For more information, please go to www.zephyrnet.com.
Duff & Phelps Agrees to Acquire Pagemill Partners
Congratulations to our very dear friend and one of Wellfleet Partners’ founding advisors, Scott Munro
Addition of Silicon Valley-Based M&A Firm Enhances Global Technology Industry Expertise
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Duff & Phelps Corporation (NYSE: DUF), a leading independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pagemill Partners, a Silicon Valley-based investment banking and valuation services firm. Consisting of 25 employees, the Pagemill team focuses on advising global technology companies in the middle market, as well as emerging organizations. The acquisition will enhance Duff & Phelps’ Mergers & Acquisitions practice and further develop the firm’s technology industry expertise.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.
The Pagemill team will work closely with colleagues throughout Duff & Phelps who provide complementary financial advisory services and technology industry expertise, including professionals in the firm’s existing Silicon Valley andSan Franciscooffices. This collaboration continues an effort to strengthen key industry specializations for Duff & Phelps; earlier this year, the firm deepened its knowledge of the energy, mining and infrastructure industries by acquiring Texas-based investment banking services firm Growth Capital Partners.
“For eight years, Pagemill Partners has leveraged transactional experience and personal commitment to help clients and shareholders consistently achieve successful M&A outcomes,” said Jacob Silverman, leader of the Investment Banking segment and head of corporate development for Duff & Phelps. “Their proven understanding of the global technology business landscape will complement our existing expertise, better positioning us to advise technology clients on their most important matters – including cross-border situations.”
Since 2003, Pagemill Partners has provided M&A advisory, private placement advisory and valuation services. The team has closed more than 160 transactions – approximately one-third of which were cross-border situations – in such industries as enterprise, infrastructure and application software; semiconductors; Internet and media; communications; storage; security; technology-enabled services; and many other sub-segments. Pagemill Partners has advised clients on transactions with Microsoft, IBM, Intel, GE, Oracle, Broadcom, Qualcomm and other industry leaders.
“The entire Pagemill team is extremely excited to join Duff & Phelps’ global platform,” said Scott Munro, managing director at Pagemill Partners. “We look forward to contributing our technology M&A expertise, while also gaining access to a broader suite of services, an international geographic footprint and other resources. This will allow us to more effectively serve our clients while also pursuing a wider range of engagements and capability enhancements.”
About Duff & Phelps
As a leading global financial advisory and investment banking firm, Duff & Phelps balances analytical skills, deep market insight and independence to help clients make sound decisions. The firm provides expertise in the areas of valuation, transactions, financial restructuring, alternative assets, disputes and taxation, with more than 1,000 employees serving clients from offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Investment banking services in the United Statesare provided by Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC. M&A advisory services in the United Kingdomand Germanyare provided by Duff & Phelps Securities Ltd. Duff & Phelps Securities Ltd. is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Investment banking services in Franceare provided by Duff & Phelps SAS. For more information, visit www.duffandphelps.com. (NYSE: DUF)
Xanadu Co Ltd.
New York & Shanghai, China- September 27, 2011
Xanadu Co Ltd. (“Xanadu” or the “Company”) is a Chinese based company, headquartered in Shanghai that will attempt to provide services and products to close to the 50MM college students. “We are very pleased to have, in concert with Cedarview Capital Management LP, visited with Xanadu and its management which resulted in a material investment by the aforementioned fund. This represents the 24th time that we, through our client’s and/or associates, have deployed capital in a Chinese based company since 2004. I would like to thank in particular my associate, Alan Fein, my son Joshua S. Lev and our attorney Ronniel Levy, esq for all of their efforts that assisted us in bringing this matter to a successful conclusion. As always, it’s a pleasure working with Burton Weinstein from Cedarview Capital. The three day trip to Shanghai, which pictures can be viewed on our website, will always serve as a wonderful reminder of this past project and my first international business trip with my son. On behalf of the firm, our strategic partners, clients and friends worldwide, we would like to sincerely welcome Joshua on board”, stated Mark I. Lev, Chairman & CEO of Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Xanadu Co Ltd., provides online and offline educational and commercial services to college students inChina. The company plans to establish a single platform that will include an exclusive real-name student identification database of 50MM students, a consolidated student ID card network, a transaction/clearing/balancing system, portal website, and on-campus terminals. The platform will be used to satisfy the demands of the daily campus life through a network of official student ID cards and payment accounts. The single platform will result in an integrated real-name student database with consolidated spending habits of Chinese student users from universities, colleges, private schools, vocational schools and other “Higher Education Institutions”.
About Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Wellfleet Partners, Inc. (Wellfleet), a fourteen and a half year old boutique financial services and consulting firm, was founded by Mark I. Lev in early 1998. The Company’s emphasis is to engage in a wide variety of corporate finance, venture capital, management consulting and corporate advisory related activities to a broad range of public and private emerging small to medium sized national and internationally based growth companies. In addition, through subsidiaries and/or affiliates, it offers financial and brokerage services and money management as well and has strategic partnerships and offices in London, England, Ra’anana, and Tel Aviv, Israel, Dublin, Ireland, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Southern California (Los Angeles & San Diego), Northern California (Palo Alto) and in conjunction with MRM Finance LLC, jointly opened an office in Beijing, China in 2008. Wellfleet renders all of its fund raising corporate finance and investment banking related activities through Sandgrain Securities, Inc., a registered FINRA broker-dealer primarily headquartered in New York. For more information, please go to www.wellfleetpartners.com; a brochure, quarterly newsletter and/or press releases available upon request.
Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc.
Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc.
New York & Florida-June 30th, 2011
Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. (“CYPW” or the “Company”), is a publicly traded U.S. based company. The Company today announced the first closing of a financing rendered through Sandgrain Securities as part of a larger financing to further capitalize the Company and offer expansion capital. “I am very pleased to announce the closing of a first financing. We are always excited to work with companies that have world class technology, especially if its “green” and in the area of alternative energy. Finally, I would like to thank Howard Gostfrand of American Capital Ventures for the introduction and Jack Zwick, a senior member of our Advisory Board for his efforts. We look forward to continuing to work with Jack, Howard and his Florida based PR\IR firm in the future.” Stated Mark I. Lev Chairman & CEO of Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. engages in the research and development of an eco-friendly external combustion engine technology in the United States. The company develops and holds rights of the Cyclone Engine, an eco-friendly clean engine that is used for various applications in the areas of small garden tools, electric power generators, automobiles, trucks, ships, and heavy construction equipment. Its Cyclone Engine is a heat-regenerative, external combustion, and Rankine cycle engine. The company intends to develop engines for license to manufacturers and other groups in various industries worldwide. Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Pompano Beach, Florida.
About Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Wellfleet Partners, Inc. (Wellfleet), a thirteen and a half year old boutique financial services and consulting firm, was founded by Mark I. Lev in early 1998. The Company’s emphasis is to engage in a wide variety of corporate finance, venture capital, management consulting and corporate related activities to a broad range of public and private emerging small to medium sized growth companies. In addition, through subsidiaries and/or affiliates, it offers financial and brokerage services and money management as well and has strategic partnerships and offices in London, England, Ra’anana, and Tel Aviv, Israel, Dublin, Ireland, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Southern California (Los Angeles & San Diego), Northern California (Palo Alto) and in conjunction with MRM Finance LLC, jointly opened an office in Beijing, China in 2008. Wellfleet renders all of its fund raising and investment banking related activities through Sandgrain Securities, Inc., a registered FINRA broker-dealer primarily headquartered in New York. For more information, please go to www.wellfleetpartners.com; a quarterly newsletter and/or press releases available upon request.
Elephant Talk Communications. Inc.-$4,000,000 All Done
New York & Schiphol, The Netherlands- June 17, 2011
Elephant Talk Communications, Inc., (OTC.BB: “ETAK”) is principally a Holland based international telecommunications provider. Approximately a year ago, we, through Sandgrain Securities, did a bridge financing consisting of units comprised of common stock and two series of warrants to a future, larger financing which the company subsequently closed. The proceeds of our transaction were used for general working capital. The investors were compromised of several institutions, in particular Cedarview Capital and MKM Capital and various high net worth investors including the chairman of Wellfleet Partners, Inc. “We are very pleased to announce that now, a mere one year later, the last of the second series of Warrants were exercised and there has been 100% exercise from both series of Warrants and the Placement Agent Warrants. In totality our investors have invested approximately $4M into Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. and the stock remains approximately 300% above where we initially invested. I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the management of Elephant Talk Communications, Inc., in particular its Chairman Steven Van Der Veldon and his IR PR firm, Alliance Capital Advisors, and its Chairman/CEO Allen Sheinwald, for their tremendous performance since we met them.” stated Mark I. Lev Chairman & CEO of Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. is an international provider of business software and services to the telecommunications and financial services industry. The Company enables both mobile carriers and virtual operators to offer a full suite of products, delivery platforms, support services, superior industry expertise and high quality customer service without substantial upfront investments from clients. Elephant Talk provides global telecommunication companies, mobile network operators, banks, supermarkets, consumer product companies, media firms, and other businesses a full suite of products and services that enables them to fully provide telecom services as part of their business offerings. The Company offers various dynamic products that include remote health care, credit card fraud prevention, mobile internet ID security, multi-country discounted phone services, loyalty management services, and a whole range of other emerging customized mobile services. Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. trades on NASDAQ under the symbol ETAK with a current price of approximately $2.00 per share and a market cap in excess of $120M. For more information visit http://www.elephanttalk.com
About Wellfleet Partners, Inc.
Wellfleet Partners, Inc. (Wellfleet), a thirteen and a half year old boutique financial services and consulting firm, was founded by Mark I. Lev in early 1998. The Company’s emphasis is to engage in a wide variety of corporate finance, venture capital, management consulting and corporate related activities to a broad range of public and private emerging small to medium sized growth companies. In addition, through its affiliate, it offers investment banking, financial and brokerage services and money management as well and has strategic partnerships and offices in London, England, Ra’anana, and Tel Aviv, Israel, Dublin, Ireland, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Southern California (Los Angeles & San Diego), Northern California (Palo Alto) and in conjunction with MRM Finance LLC, jointly opened an office in Beijing, China in 2008. Wellfleet renders all of its brokerage and investment banking related activities through Sandgrain Securities, Inc., an eighteen-year old registered FINRA broker-dealer primarily headquartered in New York. For more information, please go to www.wellfleetpartners.com; an updated/new brochure, quarterly newsletter and/or press releases available upon request.
WP’s Portfolio Company Achieves Milestone
Arava Power launches Israel’s first solar field
By SHARON UDASIN
06/05/2011 19:50
$2 billion plans cover the majority of Arava kibbutzim, one-third of Negev kibbutzim and five Beduin sites.
Arava Power Company launched Israel’s first solar field on Sunday evening – World Environment Day – and meanwhile announced a pipeline of over 400 megawatts worth of solar development in Israel’s South.
“Israel is in last place among industrial countries in solar energy development even though we should be leading the pack,” company co-founder and CEO Yosef Abramowitz told The Jerusalem Post, during an exclusive tour of the field a week prior to the launch. “At less than one percent [renewables], we are betraying our own energy security.”
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In front of ministers, Knesset members and industry colleagues and amid fireworks and music, Arava Power launched its mediumsized, 4.95-megawatt field at Kibbutz Ketura in the Arava Desert, which will begin providing electricity to three kibbutzim – Ketura, Lotan and Grofit, according to Abramowitz. Having spent a pre-college year-course at Ketura in the 1980s, Abramowitz returned there after making aliya from Massachusetts about five years ago and founded the company with fellow visionaries David Rosenblatt and Ed Hofland. The end result – after five years of back-andforth with 24 government offices – is an 80-duman, 18,500-panel field with a sundial mezuzah at its entrance gate.
“This is a down payment on the solar future of the State of Israel,” Abramowitz said that day.
“It’s a great feeling,” added co-founder Hofland, a resident of the Kibbutz. “Yosef came to my office about five years and suggested that we start this business, and David was there also – so the three of us started the business. I knew it wasn’t going to take one year – Yossi said that within one year we are going to build a field. And it told him it was going to take a lot longer than that. It was closer to five years now. And here it is.”
To Abramowitz, the five-year wait period was a “struggle” with various government offices for something “that should be normative to the country.
“It’s incredibly satisfying to reach this point and it is with a sense of mixed blessing that we’re here today because on the one hand we’re about to dedicate Israel’s first commercial solar field, and yet still we are struggling with the government in terms of having certainty in the entire solar industry,” he said.
In addition to launching the current medium-sized field at Sunday night’s ceremony, the company announced its new pipeline of over 400 megawatts worth of around 45 projects, which will includes solar apparatuses ranging from rooftop structures to large fields, mostly at locations in the South, Abramowitz told the Post.
The whole undertaking will amount to about $2 billion worth of investments and involves the majority of Arava kibbutzim, one-third of Negev kibbutzim and five Beduin solar sites, he explained.
“Every one of these is signed and sealed and we’re in the process of delivering,” Abramowitz said. “This will supply thousands of green jobs.”
Of the approximately 45 projects in the pipeline, 14 fields are currently ready to begin construction from a statutory perspective, which includes land permissions, according to Abramowitz.
“All we’re waiting and waiting and waiting for is the license to be approved. And then we can build very quickly,” he said, noting that the Ketura Sun field was built in only six months.
Both Arava Power and the other companies are vying for spots in Israel’s limited solar industry, which has strict caps on the amount of electricity production currently permitted, as well as gridlines that need to be upgraded, Abramowitz explained.
“There’s competition on the gridlines, so we choose our fields very carefully,” Abramowitz said, calling the process a “race” for spots on the gridline.
Meanwhile, there are 1,200 megawatts worth of applications for medium-sized fields currently, yet the government has currently set a nationwide cap of 300 megawatts for medium fields, according to Abramowitz. Large-scale fields, like the 40-megawatt field Arava Power is planning to erect on Ketura, across the street from the current field, have yet to receive the approval of the Finance Ministry.
Another problem, according to Abramowitz, is the “bottleneck at the Public Utility Authority, the regulator,” which currently has over 600 license applications for solar projects but is only approving between 16-20 each month.
“All the companies that have applied for licenses are losing a tremendous amount of money today, and some of them are in danger of going out of business because the regulator takes a year for what is supposed to be a 60- day process,” he said.
“It’s essentially a $20 billion market between now and 2020, and we’re announcing a $2 billion jumpstart,” Abramowitz added. “And the Treasury wants to freeze, block and cut? They’ve got to be kidding – where is the prime minister?”
Solar Power Project to Light Up Arava Next Week
June 11 06:09, by Chana Ya’ar (Israelnationalnews.com)
The first commercial solar panel field in the Middle East is set to light up the Arava next week at Kibbutz Ketura.
The Arava Power Company plans to throw the switch on the 4.95-megawatt power source at Ketura on Sunday, June 5.
Company officials have said the Ketura Sun field is expected to be connected to the country’s national electricity grid later in the summer. The solar panel field is comprised of 18,500 Suntech photovoltaic solar panels that produce a total of 9 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
The field, located some 50 kilometers north of Eilat, is expected to draw several high-powered personalities for the occasion. Included on the list will be National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau, Agriculture Minister Orit Noked, Mks Dr. Einat Wilf, Shlomo Molla and Eitan Cabel, along with hip-hop artist Shyne, and others.
“This first-of-its-kind field… will change the face of the energy sector in the country,” said David Rosenblatt, vice chairman and co-founder of the company, “on the condition that the government of Israel releases the caps which are currently in place.”
Another participant in the project is Siemens Project Ventures. “Ketura Sun is the first high power photovoltaic unit that we have set up together with Arava Power in Israel,” noted Johannes Schmidt, CEO Equity Investments & Project Finance of the firm’s Financial Services division. “The project is a perfect opportunity to position Siemens Project Ventures as a relaible and strong partner in the Israeli solar market and to further strengthen our environmental portfolio,” he pointed out.
In addition, Bank Hapoalim also played a large role in financing the project. Arava Power says it is hoping to provide up to 10 percent of the country’s electricity through alliances with populations throughout Israel’s southern regions.
