kibutz

The kibutz is built on idealism on the pioneer spirit, on an all-embracing communal life.

The Birth of A Nation 1949

Israel want peace; Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East; the desert blooms; kibutz; Israelis invented antibiotics, the wheel, the E minor scale; thanks to the occupation Palestinians no longer live in caves; Israel liberates Arab women; Israel has the most moral army in the world, etc.

Matthew Yglesias » Goldberg: The Middle East Is Complicated and It’s All the Arabs’ Fault 2010

Jewish people tend to be very communal, with kibutz living and “social justice” values in full force in Israel.

Matthew Yglesias » Hagel-Bloomberg? 2007

And they point out to another incident that happened today in which a Hamas sniper killed an Ecuadorian volunteer farm worker in a kibutz right next to Gaza.

CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2008 2008

First, last week, there was a gun attack, shooting attack on a kibutz (ph) inside of Israel in which five Israelis were killed, including two very young children.

CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2002 2002

That kibutz (ph) was inside Israel proper, you know, very close to the West Bank, but not actually a settlement on the occupied territory.

CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2002 2002

Finally, the day comes when they are ready to form their own kibutz.

The Birth of A Nation 1949

I would hate the kibutz life, as I venture to say most of you here today would hate it-with its communal living, lack of privacy and subordination of the individual.

The Birth of A Nation 1949

I attended one opening of a new kibutz which was two-thirds English Jews -- young men and women from working class homes who had been trained in England to live the kibutz life.

The Birth of A Nation 1949

The kibutz motto is: "From each according to his capacity; to each according to his need."

The Birth of A Nation 1949