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kibbutz

[ki-boots, -boots] / kɪˈbʊts, -ˈbuts /
NOUN
collective farm
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In 1927 he and his wife moved to Palestine, where they helped found a kibbutz and advocated for peaceful coexistence with Arab neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

"When you look at the Jewish community, in every town, every village, every kibbutz, there are public shelters everywhere," said Ghanayem.

From Barron's Mar. 14, 2026

Gvili was captured during the 7 October Hamas attacks - a police officer, recovering from a broken shoulder, who went to defend nearby kibbutz Alumim.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

The Joshis watched as other governments—from Thailand to the Philippines—retrieved migrant farmworkers, including some who had harvested fruit on the same kibbutz as Bipin.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

In an instant I decide to make my way to the kibbutz.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

That program led to the establishment of many kibbutzim, or agricultural communities, in Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

Before the war, kibbutzim residents tried to help Gazans, hiring them for jobs or and taking them for medical treatments.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

Mayor Kabesa was among the first Israeli soldiers who helped to clear the ravaged kibbutzim around the Gaza border in the early days after the attack.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2024

Scores of Jews from around the world are visiting Israel to tour the grounds of the Nova music festival and burned out kibbutzim, bearing witness and reflecting on the Oct.

From Slate Sep. 19, 2024

All the time, in fact, in the meetings, special concerts, gatherings with other kibbutzim.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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