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