Comments on: Why kibbutzniks lost their clout

By: Eitan Levy

Eitan Levy — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:51:56 +0000

I think Beilin has the cause and effect reversed. The kibbutzim privatized following a loss in ideological commitment, not precursing it…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:42:41 +0000

Having lived in a Kibbutz, all I may say is good riddance. Even though their economic goals were unsustainable, this is not what finished them off.Even though they boasted of their perfect society (with imperfect members) this was not their undoing. Even though they were elitist in their demeanor and education this did not stop them.When they crossed the line of parents were forced to turn over their kids to the collective it broke a fundamental law of nature.Their demise was inevitable.

By: Ilan Toren

Ilan Toren — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:43:16 +0000

Actually I think that the difference is qualitative. Almost all the kibbutzim are less collective than the moshavim. In the absence of a collectivist ideology they become simply an address.

By: Karen Godwin Harrison

Karen Godwin Harrison — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:21:56 +0000

I spent 13 years on Kibbutz, they are still the best 13 years of my life.

By: Karen Godwin Harrison

Karen Godwin Harrison — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:21:56 +0000

I spent 13 years on Kibbutz, they are still the best 13 years of my life.

By: Binyamin Lachkar

Binyamin Lachkar — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:16:19 +0000

It's around 2% today and has never been more than 5% in the past so not a big difference.

By: Ellis Shuman

Ellis Shuman — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:08:03 +0000

you are correct in that!

By: Caleb Melamed

Caleb Melamed — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:01:24 +0000

The basic philosophical reasons the Kibbutzniks lost their clout is that Israel has moved away from being a social democratic nation to become a fundamentally free-market, capitalist one.

By: Ellis Shuman

Ellis Shuman — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:49:37 +0000

Good question! Does anyone know the answer? (I will try to look it up)

By: Ellis Shuman

Ellis Shuman — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:49:37 +0000

Good question! Does anyone know the answer? (I will try to look it up)

By: אבי קסנר

אבי קסנר — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:15:53 +0000

Do the same percentage of people live on a kibbutz as they did in Ben Gurion's era?

By: אבי קסנר

אבי קסנר — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:15:53 +0000

Do the same percentage of people live on a kibbutz as they did in Ben Gurion's era?