Group also rescinds invite to National Unity MK after bereaved families demand ceremonies remain free of politics with country undergoing upheaval over judicial overhaul

Open to all of Kharkiv's residents, the Asho Center features one of the bombed-out city's few running kindergartens

Israelis looking for a very different kind of community are continuing to move out of cities and into collective settlements, even as (almost) post-COVID normalcy returns

The biblical harvest festival resonates with the agricultural collectives' largely secular residents and offers an opportunity for pageants, concerts, fairs and other celebrations

In podcast interview, rapper touts advantages of collective ownership for better community life, such as grandparents being able to take care of kids

Young families seek quieter pastoral lifestyle and more space; tens of thousands of Israelis apply for membership in kibbutzim in the past year, with pandemic a major factor

In radio interview, Yair Netanyahu says that outside of Israel, kibbutzim only exist in North Korea, and like Hitler's regime they aimed to establish 'utopian societies'