Kibbutz Movement

Israel Discount Bank reports that kibbutzim are shifting from passive land lessors to active business partners in renewable energy projects, embracing entrepreneurial ventures.

Amendment 5 to TAMA 35, designed to increase housing density in Israeli kibbutzim, has sparked sharp friction between rural communities and state planning authorities over rigid bureaucracy and regulatory caps.

Publisher Alona Bar On opened the Kibbutz Growth Conference in Shefayim, highlighting demographic expansion, industrial milestones, and a surge in rural startups. Data shows kibbutzim generate 10% of industrial sales despite comprising 2.5% of the population.