Sounds like Bloomie might be running for something....
Anything is possible of course but I really don't think the trip was anything more than a personal goodwill gesture and possibly a vacation for Bloomberg. As Bloomberg said in the video "Every time I come here..."
Also I have friends who live in the Negev, and Israeli neighbors who travel back and forth. Every single Israeli I have ever known has told me that they feel much safer when they are in Israel.