When we start to connect the dots about Israel's social situation, the importance of developing our periphery – the Galilee, the Golan, and the Negev – becomes increasingly evident.Israel is blessed with a Western world-leading birth rate and a focus on family formation that is far earlier and more prevalent than elsewhere in the West.At the same time, we are reeling from the high cost of housing, both purchase and rental, as well as high costs of food, childcare, and other necessities.While we